en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Alex_Pretti
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Pretti was shot multiple times by Border Patrol agents
This overstates Border Patrol’s role: official reporting identifies one shooter as a Border Patrol agent and the other as a CBP officer, not two Border Patrol agents.
Full reasoning
The post says Pretti was shot by "Border Patrol agents" (plural), but reporting based on government records and the federal report to Congress distinguishes the two shooters as belonging to two different CBP components.
- ProPublica identified the shooters as "Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa" and "Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez."
- CBS News, citing the government report sent to Congress, reported that "a Border Patrol agent" fired and "a CBP officer" also fired.
So while both shooters were employed by Customs and Border Protection broadly, the statement that Pretti was shot by Border Patrol agents is inaccurate because only one of the two shooters was a Border Patrol agent.
2 sources
- Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting — 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.
- 2 federal agents fired their weapons during Alex Pretti shooting, government report to Congress says - CBS News
Approximately five seconds later, a [Border Patrol agent] discharged his CBP-issued Glock 19 and a [CBP officer] also discharged his CBP-issued Glock 47 at Pretti.