Medical examiner rules Pretti's death a homicide
Samantha Fischer
Mon, February 2, 2026 at 7:02 PM UTC
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- The Hennepin County Medical Examiner ruled the fatal shooting of ICU nurse Alex Pretti by federal immigration agents as a homicide due to multiple gunshot wounds.
- Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez were identified as the agents accused of firing their weapons at Pretti.
- Bystander videos of the incident appear to dispute the federal government's narrative, showing Pretti intervening in a situation before being shot by agents.
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The Hennepin County Medical Examiner released its findings into the fatal shooting of ICU nurse Alex Pretti by federal immigration agents, ruling his death a homicide.
The report released Monday showed Pretti's cause of death was due to "multiple gunshot wounds," and his manner of death was a homicide.
The news comes after ProPublica reported the identities of the immigration agents accused of firing their weapons at Pretti as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.
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The Department of Homeland Security's initial report to Congress said two agents fired at Pretti on Jan. 24, but it was unclear whether one or both agents struck him. Further, the DHS report claimed that right before he was killed, agents struggled to arrest Pretti, one of them yelling, "He's got a gun!" multiple times before shots were fired.
That's when the DHS notice alleged the officers fired their weapons at Pretti.
CBP's Office of Professional Responsibility told Congress it had reviewed the body-worn camera footage of the shooting and conducted its analysis based on the alleged video.
However, bystander videos taken from several people in multiple angles of the incident appear to dispute the narrative being offered by the federal government. In it, Pretti appeared to intervene as federal agents sprayed a chemical agent in a woman's face, pushing her to the ground. Pretti appeared to then struggle with agents to the ground, where he was shot.
One bystander's video also appears to show agents surrounding Alex's body after the shooting and yelling, "Where's the gun?" Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara said Pretti was a legal gun owner with a permit to carry a firearm.