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ProPublica identifies Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and CBP officer Raymundo Gutierrez as the shooters in the Jan. 24 killing of Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti; both men, part of Operation Metro Surge and from South Texas, were placed on leave and are the subject of a DOJ Civil Rights Division investigation amid protests and calls for transparency over the agents’ identities and actions during the chaotic confrontation.
SNL’s Weekend Update ridiculed the $75 million Melania Trump documentary as a glorified infomercial, with jokes about its director, and pressed Kristi Noem on her assertions about the Minneapolis shooting of Alex Pretti, noting DHS’s review that contradicted Noem’s claims.
Mark Halperin portrays a long, casual Oval Office discussion between Trump and Kristi Noem, with Melania Trump described as a close ally; Noem’s post‑shooting remarks about Alex Pretti were pre‑coordinated with White House officials and praised privately afterward. The piece notes Tom Homan’s on‑the‑ground role and Stephen Miller’s immigration influence, while Trump weighs de‑escalation in Minnesota and scrutiny over who ultimately bears responsibility for the Pretti shooting.