From Doug Chandler on Facebook:
THANKS to ProPublica, we're no longer in the dark about the names and identities of the two federal agents who killed Alex Pretti. The two are Jesus Ochoa, 43, a Border Patrol agent, and Raymundo Gutierrez, 35, a Customs and Border Patrol agent, both of whom were assigned to Operation Metro Surge. ProPublica says the information came from government records.
In publishing those names, the outlet's editors say they believe "there are few investigations that deserve more sunlight and public scrutiny than this one, in which two masked agents fired 10 shots at Pretti as he lay on the ground after being pepper-sprayed.
"The Department of Justice said it is investigating the incident, but the names of the two agents have been withheld from Congress and from state and local law enforcement.
"The policy of shielding officers’ identities, particularly after a public shooting, is a stark departure from standard law enforcement protocols, according to lawmakers, state attorneys general and former federal officials. Such secrecy, in our view, deprives the public of the most fundamental tool for accountability."