India, Feb. 1 -- An eyewitness to the fatal January 24 shooting of 37-year-old Alex Pretti by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has come forward, saying he feels guilty over witnessing the tragic encounter.

Jose Huerta Chuma, the man pursued by federal agents at the time when Pretti was shot and died, is now in hiding. According to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Huerta Chuma is an illegal immigrant from Ecuador.

In an interview with CBS, the 41-year-old immigrant stated that he has lived in the United States for more than 20 years. He talked of hiding inside a nearby store when he saw the shooting that led to Pretti's death.

Huerta Chuma described watching the confrontation that ended with Pretti's death...