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erronis

(24,331 posts)
Sun Feb 1, 2026, 05:21 PM Feb 2026

Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting

Last edited Sun Feb 1, 2026, 06:32 PM - Edit history (1)

Source: ProPublica

The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.

The records viewed by ProPublica list Ochoa, 43, and Gutierrez, 35, as the shooters during the deadly encounter last weekend that left Pretti dead and ignited massive protests and calls for criminal investigations.

Both men were assigned to Operation Metro Surge, an immigration enforcement dragnet launched in December that sent scores of armed and masked agents across the city.

CBP, which employs both men, has so far refused to release their names and has disclosed few other facts about the deadly incident, which came days after a different immigration agent shot and killed another Minneapolis protester, a 37-year-old mother of three named Renee Good.

Read more: https://www.propublica.org/article/alex-pretti-shooting-cbp-agents-identified-jesus-ochoa-raymundo-garcia



I inadvertently listed "The Guardian" as the source for this reporting when it should have been ProPublica.
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Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting (Original Post) erronis Feb 2026 OP
Mother of gawd UpInArms Feb 2026 #1
They're haryn Feb 2026 #9
Exactly what I was going to say..... popsdenver Feb 2026 #23
I doubt they are "Mexicans" LtTx Feb 2026 #49
I'm not sure it's self-hatred so much as I'm safe and you can go to hell. The macho "I can do anything I want to you." Lonestarblue Feb 2026 #43
I care more about their total inability to effectively conduct ANY roles than their names... Moostache Feb 2026 #62
Why is CBP in Minneapolis anyway? Jilly_in_VA Feb 2026 #2
More than "ICE" popsdenver Feb 2026 #25
Yes stage left Feb 2026 #34
They changed the hundred miles from the border to include international airports. HappyLarge Feb 2026 #41
100 mile zone is huge Be Leave On Feb 2026 #57
Woah, that IS a heck of a lot of cities! electric_blue68 Feb 2026 #65
But not Minneapolis LNM Feb 2026 #67
Yep. I was just refering to major cities not found in that 100 mile inland zone.... electric_blue68 Feb 2026 #68
YOU FUCKING SELLOUTS TO YOUR PEOPLE! Chasstev365 Feb 2026 #3
The one guy joined years ago caraher Feb 2026 #6
Maybe it is their cover for not being in this country legally. chicoescuela Feb 2026 #4
That occurred to me PatSeg Feb 2026 #13
Kapos? hadEnuf Feb 2026 #31
Interesting take, suppose it's possible chicoescuela Feb 2026 #33
Not one but two turncoat latinos. Buddyzbuddy Feb 2026 #5
I agree with Jilly. SusieCreamcheese Feb 2026 #7
Love your screen name. Many a fine evenings spent listening to. erronis Feb 2026 #10
He is far more talented than this song but it is good. Thanks. twodogsbarking Feb 2026 #46
Is this reliable or could Noem and company be leaking names of Latino agents to show it's not just white supremacists sinkingfeeling Feb 2026 #8
Agreed. VicNEO Feb 2026 #11
There are plenty of Hispanic White Supremacists. Prime Example: Nick Fuentes Wiz Imp Feb 2026 #12
Behold Mauricio Garcia, Allen Texas mall shooter and white supremacist Hassin Bin Sober Feb 2026 #42
Question, are you pointing out that misinfo started way back to this guy because I get various photos when I search blue_jay Feb 2026 #63
That's the killer. Elon Musk and the disinformation industrial complex thought they had a gotcha... Hassin Bin Sober Feb 2026 #64
Wow, thanks for the awesome breakdown blue_jay Feb 5 #69
Wow - that was a total FU by me. I'll try to correct immediately. erronis Feb 2026 #18
I'm with you. I will wait until there is a thorough (real) investigation 70sEraVet Feb 2026 #20
I thought the same choie Feb 2026 #26
They're from the Rio Grande Valley. Border Patrol is their major employer. LeftInTX Feb 2026 #48
These cabrones are going to have a bad time in prison JoseBalow Feb 2026 #14
Ten shots! At an unarmed man on the ground1 question everything Feb 2026 #15
And these agents were only 2 feet or so from his back. Nothing makes sence about the number of riversedge Feb 2026 #27
Would be real nice if the US Marshalls and Minnesota State Police arrested those 2 irisblue Feb 2026 #16
From what I have seen Miguelito Loveless Feb 2026 #24
Maybe these guys are patsies, and the real shooters are long gone? FakeNoose Feb 2026 #17
"Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez." Dave Bowman Feb 2026 #19
The most prominent civilian White Supremacist in the US is Hispanic (Nick Fuentes) Wiz Imp Feb 2026 #30
Money. Slave owners paid Black freedmen to catch runaway slaves. SunSeeker Feb 2026 #32
Because they are as racist as anyone else. hamsterjill Feb 2026 #50
Reminds me of Samuel L Jackson's character in Django Unchained. Dave Bowman Feb 2026 #51
No statute of limitations... AdamGG Feb 2026 #21
" killed another Minneapolis protester, a 37-year-old mother of three named Renee Good." NBachers Feb 2026 #22
Thanks so much for posting that! raccoon Feb 2026 #28
This message was self-deleted by its author paleotn Feb 2026 #29
I can hear the bus engine revving orangecrush Feb 2026 #35
Yep, they are going to be thrown under the bus. They should face justice. By now they should have figured out that tulipsandroses Feb 2026 #52
Maybe the rest of them orangecrush Feb 2026 #54
Jesus Ochoa mysteryowl Feb 2026 #36
"When can we use these things?" - Trump: "Stand back and stand by." erronis Feb 2026 #38
Just a question that came to mind. Blue Full Moon Feb 2026 #37
Are they being paid to go after US residents with taxpayer dollars? erronis Feb 2026 #39
Any way to get their: AverageOldGuy Feb 2026 #40
don't Google their names mike_c Feb 2026 #44
So much for the problem being insufficient training. These guys are seasoned. Amaryllis Feb 2026 #45
may they never know another minutes peace moonshinegnomie Feb 2026 #47
how many times have they done this before? DBoon Feb 2026 #53
Something just smells wrong about this relayerbob Feb 2026 #55
Sure MichMan Feb 2026 #59
Bye orangecrush Feb 2026 #60
Border Patrol here in S TX is overflowing RussBLib Feb 2026 #61
Border Patrol are almost all Latino down here. I never see white guys! LeftInTX Feb 2026 #66
Disgusting Betty Boom Feb 2026 #56
I hope they're carrying their papers. n/t returnee Feb 2026 #58

UpInArms

(55,231 posts)
1. Mother of gawd
Sun Feb 1, 2026, 05:28 PM
Feb 2026

What self loathing pieces of shit … Hispanic surnames … and they are destroying everything good

popsdenver

(2,515 posts)
23. Exactly what I was going to say.....
Sun Feb 1, 2026, 06:54 PM
Feb 2026

just a couple of SELF LOATHING sadistic, psychopath Mexicans..........

For the life of me, I cannot even begin to understand how ANY FUCKING MINORITY, can vote for Republicans or go along with a single thing they represent.....
Mexicans, Blacks, foreigners, gays, etc etc etc.....

Lonestarblue

(13,557 posts)
43. I'm not sure it's self-hatred so much as I'm safe and you can go to hell. The macho "I can do anything I want to you."
Sun Feb 1, 2026, 08:19 PM
Feb 2026

Moostache

(11,252 posts)
62. I care more about their total inability to effectively conduct ANY roles than their names...
Mon Feb 2, 2026, 02:08 PM
Feb 2026

It is abhorrent that these policies from ICE and CBP and the entire Trump regime find so many supporters in these United States, but the placing of trigger-happy cowards in paramilitary garb and with a clear deficit in training and procedural or situational awareness is a criminal act unto itself.

The shooters both deserve murder charges for the 10 shots fired into a non-threatening target, but their commanders also need to be brought up on charges and that goes all the way up to the top. Noem, Miller, the little Nazi in he coat and the big Nazi with the hand deformations. They also should immediately be suspended pending trial and afterward should NEVER again be allowed to carry a weapon with state sanction for any role as long as they live (after they do their time).

Self-loathing people are always useful tools to the proponents of hateful ideologies. It is an easy button to push to make them more vicious than others to prove how they fit in despite outward appearances.

Jilly_in_VA

(14,553 posts)
2. Why is CBP in Minneapolis anyway?
Sun Feb 1, 2026, 05:32 PM
Feb 2026

It's more than 100 miles from any border so they shouldn't be there. And for Latinos to be in CBP? SHAME!

popsdenver

(2,515 posts)
25. More than "ICE"
Sun Feb 1, 2026, 06:59 PM
Feb 2026

Trump and Republicans are using the Border Patrol as the Republican's Private Militia Gestapo Storm Troopers.
Who knows what this group was up to down on the border of Mexico all these years prior to this........Much of the Territory covered,......hundreds and hundreds of miles of desolate areas, there actions being out of sight of any civilians.....

HappyLarge

(90 posts)
41. They changed the hundred miles from the border to include international airports.
Sun Feb 1, 2026, 08:18 PM
Feb 2026

And very few places are more than 100 miles from an airport that has at least 1 international flight coming and going.

electric_blue68

(27,138 posts)
65. Woah, that IS a heck of a lot of cities!
Mon Feb 2, 2026, 08:03 PM
Feb 2026

Hmmm, off hand some major cities missing in more central USA are:
Dallas, Ft Worth, Kansas City, Nashville, Denver, Atlanta, Richmond, Milwaukee, Cincinnati, Phoenix, Flagstaff, Albuquerque.

Apologies, if I missed yours!

electric_blue68

(27,138 posts)
68. Yep. I was just refering to major cities not found in that 100 mile inland zone....
Mon Feb 2, 2026, 09:47 PM
Feb 2026

that I could remember.

Chasstev365

(8,032 posts)
3. YOU FUCKING SELLOUTS TO YOUR PEOPLE!
Sun Feb 1, 2026, 05:32 PM
Feb 2026

I hope the $50,000 bonus that you'll never see was worth it.

caraher

(6,364 posts)
6. The one guy joined years ago
Sun Feb 1, 2026, 05:44 PM
Feb 2026

Ex-wife said he turned into a gun fanatic. No bonus for him - he was in Border Patrol before last year

chicoescuela

(3,159 posts)
4. Maybe it is their cover for not being in this country legally.
Sun Feb 1, 2026, 05:35 PM
Feb 2026

Probably not but pretty despicable.

PatSeg

(53,369 posts)
13. That occurred to me
Sun Feb 1, 2026, 06:20 PM
Feb 2026

Perhaps better to be the hunter than the hunted.

The administration does not care about immigration status, they want to terrorize Americans. Most of those detained are often documented or American citizens.

Buddyzbuddy

(2,806 posts)
5. Not one but two turncoat latinos.
Sun Feb 1, 2026, 05:40 PM
Feb 2026

Shame on them, forever. I hope the state can imprison them at some point. Or better yet, hey Kristi, here's a couple of brown people you can send away to a foreign gulag.
There is your criminal element doing their job just like MS-13.

BTW, I am brown and slightly less proud.

SusieCreamcheese

(48 posts)
7. I agree with Jilly.
Sun Feb 1, 2026, 05:46 PM
Feb 2026

The Customs and Border Patrol is authorized to operate at the US/Mexico and US/Canada borders, at airports, and within 100 miles of a border or coastline. Minneapolis is outside their jurisdiction. So, isn't their very presence there illegal? Watch this video of Jesse Welles, 4x Grammy nominee singing "Join Ice" which highlights the warped mentality of those who join the ranks of Trump's goons.


sinkingfeeling

(57,946 posts)
8. Is this reliable or could Noem and company be leaking names of Latino agents to show it's not just white supremacists
Sun Feb 1, 2026, 05:59 PM
Feb 2026

who are in ICE?

Another question. Why does this post say its source is the Guardian, but has a different link?

blue_jay

(278 posts)
63. Question, are you pointing out that misinfo started way back to this guy because I get various photos when I search
Mon Feb 2, 2026, 04:45 PM
Feb 2026

this name and Allentown shootings. . Can you clarify your reply? Seems like a slew of misinfo online about this and I didn't follow this case. Was it ever resolved? Couldn't find a good source. Thanks.

Hassin Bin Sober

(27,489 posts)
64. That's the killer. Elon Musk and the disinformation industrial complex thought they had a gotcha...
Mon Feb 2, 2026, 07:39 PM
Feb 2026

… when they started circulating pictures of a different Mauricio Garcia, who looked “more Mexican” and, therefore, could not be a Nazi - he had to be a left wing/immigrant in their eyes.

The Mauricio Garcia they picked off the internet was part of the “low rider community” so he had “the look” they were looking for.

Poor (alive) Mauricio Garcia is mining his own business when the usual suspects plucked him from obscurity. He and his family, including his mother, start getting phone calls from around the country.

Right wing douche bags like Tim Pool and Steven Crowder have already settled.


Here’s an interview with the attorney, Mark Bankston, who is handling the defamation cases. Bankston, who successfully sued Alex Jones a $Billion dollars, is a hero of mine.

The first 3 1/2 minutes explains the case as well as another defamation cases against Musk.



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blue_jay

(278 posts)
69. Wow, thanks for the awesome breakdown
Thu Feb 5, 2026, 07:43 PM
Feb 5

I knew it was bad but wow, what a bunch of D bags and there are so many of them. How did they all get so F'd up on the scale of being a decent human. I listened to the whole video. Grateful there are smart, good people out there like Mark fighting for people wrongly accused and targeted.

70sEraVet

(5,584 posts)
20. I'm with you. I will wait until there is a thorough (real) investigation
Sun Feb 1, 2026, 06:37 PM
Feb 2026

Noem, Patel and Gabbard aren't worth a plug ruble.

choie

(6,976 posts)
26. I thought the same
Sun Feb 1, 2026, 07:06 PM
Feb 2026

but it's been published by Pro Publica, which is one of the most if not the most reliable and credible source there is.

LeftInTX

(34,766 posts)
48. They're from the Rio Grande Valley. Border Patrol is their major employer.
Sun Feb 1, 2026, 09:33 PM
Feb 2026

It's a huge industry. Without BP no one would be working.

One of the guy's face was caught on video. He looked Latino.

riversedge

(81,393 posts)
27. And these agents were only 2 feet or so from his back. Nothing makes sence about the number of
Sun Feb 1, 2026, 07:17 PM
Feb 2026

bullets the agents shot into Pretti. Nothing.

irisblue

(37,728 posts)
16. Would be real nice if the US Marshalls and Minnesota State Police arrested those 2
Sun Feb 1, 2026, 06:25 PM
Feb 2026

As a joint operation.

FakeNoose

(42,117 posts)
17. Maybe these guys are patsies, and the real shooters are long gone?
Sun Feb 1, 2026, 06:25 PM
Feb 2026

I don't know, but I'd like to see some proof before we go off on a tangent.
Let's make sure we have the facts straight, ok?

Dave Bowman

(7,371 posts)
19. "Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez."
Sun Feb 1, 2026, 06:33 PM
Feb 2026

For people asking what would Jesus do, here's your answer. But seriously, why are Hispanic folks working for the Nazis?

SunSeeker

(58,364 posts)
32. Money. Slave owners paid Black freedmen to catch runaway slaves.
Sun Feb 1, 2026, 07:46 PM
Feb 2026

It was portrayed well in the movie "Harriet," about Harriet Tubman and the underground railroad. Here's a scene showing the slave catcher: https://youtube.com/shorts/d_lXBs4_r98

hamsterjill

(17,714 posts)
50. Because they are as racist as anyone else.
Sun Feb 1, 2026, 11:09 PM
Feb 2026

I see it every day in Texas. Hispanics who are pissed about immigrants. They are just as brainwashed as others. They have been led to believe that the immigrants are what is making their sorry, stupid lives as miserable as they are.

NBachers

(19,539 posts)
22. " killed another Minneapolis protester, a 37-year-old mother of three named Renee Good."
Sun Feb 1, 2026, 06:50 PM
Feb 2026

So now it’s been established that Renee was a protester?

That’s funny, I thought she was just trying to drive home after dropping her kid off.

They never fucking stop lying, do they?

Response to erronis (Original post)

tulipsandroses

(8,297 posts)
52. Yep, they are going to be thrown under the bus. They should face justice. By now they should have figured out that
Sun Feb 1, 2026, 11:25 PM
Feb 2026

they do not have the protection that they thought they would.

Blue Full Moon

(3,609 posts)
37. Just a question that came to mind.
Sun Feb 1, 2026, 08:11 PM
Feb 2026

What are the drug cartel gang members that tRump paid to come to the USA doing?

AverageOldGuy

(4,081 posts)
40. Any way to get their:
Sun Feb 1, 2026, 08:14 PM
Feb 2026

-- cell phone numbers?
-- home addresses?
-- email addresses?
-- vehicle license numbers?

DBoon

(25,111 posts)
53. how many times have they done this before?
Sun Feb 1, 2026, 11:42 PM
Feb 2026

How many people trying to cross the border have been murdered by these two with no consequence?

relayerbob

(7,446 posts)
55. Something just smells wrong about this
Mon Feb 2, 2026, 12:47 AM
Feb 2026

Awfully convenient to have two people with Hispanic names. Yes, it's certainly possible they are the actual perps, but it's also certainly possible they aren't. I trust NOTHING that comes out of this administration. Trump, et al, can gain mileage with their remaining supporters if they can show that the "bad guys" are brown. Not trying to be a conspiracist here, just sayin'.

MichMan

(17,320 posts)
59. Sure
Mon Feb 2, 2026, 08:43 AM
Feb 2026

Last edited Mon Feb 2, 2026, 09:41 AM - Edit history (2)

First

Various DU Posts

We demand that the DOJ release the name of the murderers !

(Names are determined through body cam info released to Congress)

Now

Who believes anything this administration says ? They probably just picked a couple random Hispanic agents to blame!

edit to remove quote marks

RussBLib

(10,711 posts)
61. Border Patrol here in S TX is overflowing
Mon Feb 2, 2026, 11:59 AM
Feb 2026

…with Hispanics who are happy to beat up (and disappear) other Hispanics trying to get into the US. I rather despise “ladder-pullers.”

LeftInTX

(34,766 posts)
66. Border Patrol are almost all Latino down here. I never see white guys!
Mon Feb 2, 2026, 08:10 PM
Feb 2026

These border towns have economies that depend on Border Patrol, Customs and ICE. The whole works. If they didn't have those jobs, much of the population would move away. Border patrol is literally an industry.

Look at Uvalde!!

Do you know how many Latino BP agents have engaged in brutality? You should have seen Uvalde's PD FB, All the cops did was mock Latino immigrants. Almost all of the cops were Latino.

Betty Boom

(461 posts)
56. Disgusting
Mon Feb 2, 2026, 03:48 AM
Feb 2026

I’m sure their immigrant ancestors are appalled. And if they’re not, they should be.

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