Alex Pretty Shooting Update: New information has emerged about Jesus Ochoa, one of two federal officers who shot and killed a Minneapolis nurse last month. ProPublica on Sunday identified Ochoa along with Raymundo Gutierrez as the Border Patrol agents involved in the shooting. DHS has not confirmed their identities.
People visit a makeshift memorial for Alex Pretty, 37, who was fatally shot in January (AP)The shooting sparked protests across Minnesota just days after an ICE agent, Renee Nicole Goode, was killed in Minneapolis. At the time, DHS said Ochoa and Gutierrez fired defensively.
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Operation Metro SurgeThe deadly confrontation occurred during Operation Metro Surge, a massive immigration enforcement initiative launched in December. ProPublica reported that both Ochoa and Gutierrez were part of that operation.
Records cited by the publication say Ochoa is 43 and Gutierrez is 35, both originally from South Texas. Ochoa joined CBP in 2018. Gutierrez, a Customs and Border Protection officer who joined the agency in 2014, works within the Office of Field Operations and is assigned to a special response team.
Jesus Ochoa’s ex-wife has spoken outOchoa’s ex-wife, identified as Angelica, told ProPublica that the 43-year-old was a gun enthusiast and always dreamed of working with the Border Patrol. He likes to be called Jesse and holds a degree in criminal justice from the University of Texas-Pan American.
She told the outlet that they are divorcing in 2021. Angelica added that he has about 25 rifles, pistols and a shotgun.
Thousands of protesters took to the streets to call for a thorough investigation into Pretty’s shooting. They also demanded the Trump administration pull federal agents out of cities like Minneapolis.
In a post on Truth Social on Saturday, Trump asked Homeland Security Secretary Christy Noem not to intervene in “protests and/or riots” in Democratic-led cities.
“I have instructed the Secretary of Homeland Security, Christy Noem, that under no circumstances are we going to participate in the various Democrat cities that have poorly managed their protests and/or riots unless, and until, they ask for our help,” her post read.
