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2 Federal Agents Named in Fatal Shooting of Pretti

Shocking Twist in Minneapolis Tragedy

Two federal agents have been named in the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. ProPublica reports that government documents identify the shooters as Jesus Ochoa, a border patrol agent, and Raymundo Gutierrez, an officer with Customs and Border Protection (CBP).

The tragic confrontation unfolded last weekend, leaving Pretti dead and igniting a firestorm of protests. Calls for criminal investigations into federal immigration actions have surged. The Trump administration's false claims about the incident have added fuel to the fire.

Both agents were involved in Operation Metro Surge, a sweeping immigration enforcement drive launched in December. Armed, masked agents, including Ochoa and Gutierrez, were part of a citywide operation in Minneapolis.

Despite public outcry, CBP has refused to release the agents' names or further details. The agency’s silence has only intensified scrutiny, especially since this occurred days after another agent shot a protester, Renee Good. The secrecy around Pretti's death highlights the contentious debate over Trump’s immigration policies.

Lawmakers across the aisle are now demanding transparency. They’re pushing for a thorough investigation into Pretti's killing. At 37, Pretti was an ICU nurse at a Veterans Affairs hospital, a fact that adds to the tragedy.

This week, CBP informed select Congress members that two agents fired Glock pistols in the incident. However, the agents' names were omitted. The Department of Homeland Security, overseeing CBP, disclosed that Ochoa and Gutierrez are on leave.

Public protests and increasing lawmaker pressure have resulted in the justice department launching a civil rights investigation.

Records reveal Ochoa started with CBP in 2018, while Gutierrez joined in 2014. Gutierrez is part of a special response team for high-stakes operations. Both hail from south Texas, trained for challenging missions.

Key Takeaways

  • Two agents identified in Pretti’s shooting.

  • CBP maintains silence, drawing criticism.

  • Justice department opens civil rights probe.

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Chomper Higgot Star Member

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6 minutes ago, emptypockets said:

You are very naive.

These aren't protests. They are deliberate acts to promote a reaction for purely political means.

You are very naive,

ICE are not rounding up illegal immigrants, they are murdering U.S. citizens in cold blood in an effort to incite a violent response from the citizens of Minnesota.

emptypockets Platinum Member

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Just now, Chomper Higgot said:

You are very naive,

ICE are not rounding up illegal immigrants, they are murdering U.S. citizens in cold blood in an effort to incite a violent response from the citizens of Minnesota.

Nonsense.

Chomper Higgot Star Member

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2 minutes ago, emptypockets said:

Nonsense.

Except Trump has already said the quiet bit out loud.

He’s intent on implementing the ‘insurrection act’.

newnative Diamond Member

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On 2/2/2026 at 11:24 AM, JonnyF said:

Maybe it's time to let ICE do their job of deporting criminals?

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If you think the above advances your cause, it doesn't. Just the opposite. Ask yourself why 3 presidents, both Republican and Democrat, could do millions of deportations with zero protests/riots and Trump has screwed up royally and made the current, complete and utter mess of things. But, that's pretty much been his modus operandi his whole life.

FlorC Platinum Member

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So the title should be :

Criminal lefties dox 2 heroes.

Chomper Higgot Star Member

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7 minutes ago, FlorC said:

So the title should be :

Criminal lefties dox 2 heroes.

Your heroes are going to spend the rest of their lives in prison.

BLMFem Star Member

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6 minutes ago, FlorC said:

So the title should be :

Criminal lefties dox 2 heroes.

No, it really shouldn't. I'd go for something like;

Names of the killers of Pretti revealed. Prosecution should go for the death penalty, because they won't survive jail anyway.

JerryM Gold Member

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NB per MN Star Tribune:

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Homicide means the death came at the hands of another person and does not necessarily mean the person died from a criminal act.

JerryM Gold Member

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1 hour ago, Chomper Higgot said:

A State prosecution moved to a Federal court remains a State Prosecution.

State charges that are moved to Federal court are not subject to Presidential pardons.

OK you are right on that if there is a conviction it is a state conviction. What I earlier read on the Good case via Gemini:

Federal Defenses: If a federal officer demonstrates a "colorable federal defense" (e.g., Supremacy Clause immunity), the federal court may dismiss the state charges.

Procedural Dismissal: Under Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure Rule 48, the government can move to dismiss an indictment, which the court may grant.

newnative Diamond Member

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On 2/2/2026 at 5:04 PM, BLMFem said:

See attached photos of ICE agents before Trump and from now. Notice something different?

Cure for cancer? Funny you should mention that!cheesy

'Trump Team Dismantles Efforts to Find a Cure for Cancer and Other Deadly Disorders and Diseases'

https://democrats-appropriations.house.gov/news/press-releases/trump-team-dismantles-efforts-find-cure-cancer-and-other-deadly-disorders-and

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Thanks for posting the change in uniform pictures. For me, this is the biggest reason, among many others, that ICE is encountering such resistance in its mission, compared to earlier administrations. The difference in uniforms is just so striking. You see the change from professional police officers to masked, heavily armed, combat soldier thugs.

Who in the world would want a swarm of these heavily-armed soldier thugs aimlessly roaming around their neighborhood, now a combat zone, looking to start a fight--and, when you're dressed as a soldier heavily-armed for combat, that's the mentality that's going to prevail. It might also help explain the absolutely filthy, totally unprofessional language that comes out of the agents' mouths these days--ok for the combat battlefield in a war but certainly not ok when dealing with civilians in American neighborhoods, many of whom are not illegal but citizens, including the two Americans murdered.

I suspect that had they been dressed in the police uniforms, rather than the soldier-going-to-war combat gear and masks, they likely would have acted much more professionally and might have found a way to deal with the unarmed Ms. Good and Mr.Pretti that would not have resulted in their shooting deaths, by a dozen or more bullets. Whatever happened to using tasers when someone is unarmed? As I've said before, the first things that need to go are the combat uniforms, the assault rifles, and the masks. Congress should cut off the funding to ICE until this is done.

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1 hour ago, newnative said:

Thanks for posting the change in uniform pictures. For me, this is the biggest reason, among many others, that ICE is encountering such resistance in its mission, compared to earlier administrations. The difference in uniforms is just so striking. You see the change from professional police officers to masked, heavily armed, combat soldier thugs.

Who in the world would want a swarm of these heavily-armed soldier thugs aimlessly roaming around their neighborhood, now a combat zone, looking to start a fight--and, when you're dressed as a soldier heavily-armed for combat, that's the mentality that's going to prevail. It might also help explain the absolutely filthy, totally unprofessional language that comes out of the agents' mouths these days--ok for the combat battlefield in a war but certainly not ok when dealing with civilians in American neighborhoods, many of whom are not illegal but citizens, including the two Americans murdered.

I suspect that had they been dressed in the police uniforms, rather than the soldier-going-to-war combat gear and masks, they likely would have acted much more professionally and might have found a way to deal with the unarmed Ms. Good and Mr.Pretti that would not have resulted in their shooting deaths, by a dozen or more bullets. Whatever happened to using tasers when someone is unarmed? As I've said before, the first things that need to go are the combat uniforms, the assault rifles, and the masks. Congress should cut off the funding to ICE until this is done.

There’s a reason for all this but theres also a solution. The whole article is a good read that I recommend, but this sticks out:

This week in Philadelphia, Larry Krasner, the city’s district attorney, used perhaps the most aggressive language to date by an elected official towards ICE, warning the agency it would not escape justice. “This is a small bunch of wannabe Nazis – that’s what they are – in a country of 350 million. We outnumber them,” he said of the federal agents, before adding: “If we have to hunt you down the way they hunted down Nazis for decades, we will find your identities, we will find you, we will achieve justice, and we will do so under the constitution and the laws of the United States.”.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/30/antifa-unmasking-ice

emptypockets Platinum Member

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6 hours ago, Chomper Higgot said:

You are very naive,

ICE are not rounding up illegal immigrants, they are murdering U.S. citizens in cold blood in an effort to incite a violent response from the citizens of Minnesota.

Tens of thousands of illegals have rounded up in New York, Florida and California.

Why aren't there demonstrations there?

Possibly because of the billion dollar corruption inquiry in Minnesota? And the need to deflect from this?

Pure politics from the left trying to gain or hang onto power.

johnnybangkok Platinum Member

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2 minutes ago, emptypockets said:

Tens of thousands of illegals have rounded up in New York, Florida and California.

Why aren't there demonstrations there?

There are or have been. There’s demonstrations everywhere. Please enlighten yourself.

TedG Ruby Member

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On 2/2/2026 at 6:01 AM, IsmeUno said:

Money. The love of money is the root of all evil.

Are you whitesplaining about brown people?

TedG Ruby Member

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1 hour ago, johnnybangkok said:

There’s a reason for all this but theres also a solution. The whole article is a good read that I recommend, but this sticks out:

This week in Philadelphia, Larry Krasner, the city’s district attorney, used perhaps the most aggressive language to date by an elected official towards ICE, warning the agency it would not escape justice. “This is a small bunch of wannabe Nazis – that’s what they are – in a country of 350 million. We outnumber them,” he said of the federal agents, before adding: “If we have to hunt you down the way they hunted down Nazis for decades, we will find your identities, we will find you, we will achieve justice, and we will do so under the constitution and the laws of the United States.”.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/30/antifa-unmasking-ice

This is over-the-top rhetoric from a city official.

josephbloggs Diamond Member

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2 hours ago, TedG said:

This is over-the-top rhetoric from a city official.

Oh my, oh...wow. A Trump supporter just said that. For real.

TedG Ruby Member

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57 minutes ago, josephbloggs said:

Oh my, oh...wow. A Trump supporter just said that. For real.

Yes, it is over the top. WTF is wrong with you?

Roadsternut Gold Member

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ICE traffic stop. If it wasn't fof the (ill fitting) uniforms, it looks like a carjacking

They have "Police" on their stab vests, but they don't appear like police officers. One is constantly tugging on a ill fitting balaclava. The dude on the far right looks like he doesn't know how to hold a gun, and forgets at first.

Apparently in America its illegal to film officers, a crime that can invite a bullet.

Roadsternut Gold Member

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9 hours ago, newnative said:

Thanks for posting the change in uniform pictures. For me, this is the biggest reason, among many others, that ICE is encountering such resistance in its mission, compared to earlier administrations. The difference in uniforms is just so striking. You see the change from professional police officers to masked, heavily armed, combat soldier thugs.

Who in the world would want a swarm of these heavily-armed soldier thugs aimlessly roaming around their neighborhood, now a combat zone, looking to start a fight--and, when you're dressed as a soldier heavily-armed for combat, that's the mentality that's going to prevail. It might also help explain the absolutely filthy, totally unprofessional language that comes out of the agents' mouths these days--ok for the combat battlefield in a war but certainly not ok when dealing with civilians in American neighborhoods, many of whom are not illegal but citizens, including the two Americans murdered.

I suspect that had they been dressed in the police uniforms, rather than the soldier-going-to-war combat gear and masks, they likely would have acted much more professionally and might have found a way to deal with the unarmed Ms. Good and Mr.Pretti that would not have resulted in their shooting deaths, by a dozen or more bullets. Whatever happened to using tasers when someone is unarmed? As I've said before, the first things that need to go are the combat uniforms, the assault rifles, and the masks. Congress should cut off the funding to ICE until this is done.

They get 48 days training, but that's being cut back.

IsmeUno Platinum Member

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9 hours ago, TedG said:

Are you whitesplaining about brown people?

Are you posting 💩 again? Of course you might take the time to explain your comment, but I'm reasonably sure that you do not have the ability nor the intelligence.

newnative Diamond Member

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12 hours ago, johnnybangkok said:

There’s a reason for all this but theres also a solution. The whole article is a good read that I recommend, but this sticks out:

This week in Philadelphia, Larry Krasner, the city’s district attorney, used perhaps the most aggressive language to date by an elected official towards ICE, warning the agency it would not escape justice. “This is a small bunch of wannabe Nazis – that’s what they are – in a country of 350 million. We outnumber them,” he said of the federal agents, before adding: “If we have to hunt you down the way they hunted down Nazis for decades, we will find your identities, we will find you, we will achieve justice, and we will do so under the constitution and the laws of the United States.”.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/30/antifa-unmasking-ice

Good article, thank you for the link.

stevenl Star Member

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11 hours ago, TedG said:

This is over-the-top rhetoric from a city official.

Agreed, but a nice difference from the over the top rhetoric and outright lies from federal officials.

retayl Advanced Member

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On 2/2/2026 at 11:24 AM, JonnyF said:

Maybe it's time to let ICE do their job of deporting criminals?

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Under previous Presidents - under trained low IQ masked thugs recruited for performative intimidation of civilians = 0. Execution of US citizens = 0.

JonnyF Star Member

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6 minutes ago, retayl said:

Under previous Presidents - under trained low IQ masked thugs recruited for performative intimidation of civilians = 0. Execution of US citizens = 0.

It would appear that extreme paranoia is another symptom of the afflicted.

johnnybangkok Platinum Member

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13 hours ago, TedG said:

This is over-the-top rhetoric from a city official.

He's the District Attorney for Philidelphia - hardly just a 'city official'.

johnnybangkok Platinum Member

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1 hour ago, JonnyF said:

It would appear that extreme paranoia is another symptom of the afflicted.

“Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they aren't after you.” Joseph Heller, Catch-22

Just ask Alex Pretti and Renee Good.

JonnyF Star Member

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1 minute ago, johnnybangkok said:
“Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they aren't after you.” Joseph Heller, Catch-22

Just ask Alex Pretti and Renee Good.

If you go out of your way to block and then run over a Federal agent in your SUV, it's a bit of a stretch to claim they were "after you". 😄

unblocktheplanet Diamond Member

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On 2/2/2026 at 3:56 PM, JonnyF said:

The motives behind the Liberal faux outrage have been well and truly exposed and you know it. 😄

Only took two citizen deaths and ICE is still not muzzled.

unblocktheplanet Diamond Member

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2 hours ago, johnnybangkok said:

He's the District Attorney for Philidelphia - hardly just a 'city official'.

Then, your definition of a 'city official', please. I believe, in the US, judges have to be elected. Surely the DA is a lawyer, ergo, elected. Duh.

JonnyF Star Member

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29 minutes ago, unblocktheplanet said:

Only took two citizen deaths and ICE is still not muzzled.

Yes, thankfully the left's strategy of violently attacking ICE does not seem to be working.

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