Both immigration federal agents Ochoa and Gutierrez from South Texas have been placed on leave pending the outcome of the homicide of Pretti in Minneapolis.
By H. Nelson Goodson
Hispanic News Network U.S.A.
February 1, 2026
Minneapolis, Minnesota - Both Jesus Ochoa, 43, a U.S. Border Patrol agent and Raymundo Gutierrez, 35, a Border Protection Officer have been identified by ProPublica as the two immigration enforcement agents from South Texas who on January 24, 2026 cold bloodedly killed Alex Jeffrey Pretti, 37, in an execution style in Minneapolis, which was video recorded.
Both Ochoa and Gutierrez have been placed on leave pending the outcome of the homicide of Pretti.
It hasn't been made public by the USDHS, which of the federal immigration officers shot Pretti in the back after he was disarmed by another agent. Pretti was no threat to the agents, according to video made public of the cold blooded execution of Pretti.
The U.S.DOJ division of Civil Rights has launched a Civil Rights investigation to find out if Pretti's civil rights were violated by both Ochoa and Gutierrez.
According to the Occupy Democrats Facebook page, Ochoa, 43, joined CBP in 2018 after years of wanting the job. According to his ex-wife, Angelica Ochoa, he graduated from the University of Texas–Pan American with a degree in criminal justice and spent much of his life in the Rio Grande Valley dreaming of becoming a Border Patrol agent. By the time the couple split in 2021, she said, he had become a gun enthusiast, owning roughly 25 rifles, pistols, and shotguns.
Gutierrez, 35, joined CBP in 2014 and works for the Office of Field Operations. He’s assigned to a special response team—a high-risk unit modeled after police SWAT teams. Records show both men were brought in from South Texas to enforce a crackdown that turned Minneapolis into a militarized zone.
Editor's note: The Hennepin County Medical Examiner's Office has ruled Alex Jeffrey Pretti's death a homicide.
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