India, Jan. 27 -- Chris Madel, a lawyer based in Minneapolis who represented the immigration agent responsible for the fatal shooting of Renee Good, announced on Monday that he is withdrawing from his Republican campaign for governor of Minnesota following the death of a second protester at the hands of federal authorities.

"I cannot endorse the national Republicans' stated retribution on the citizens of our state," Madel stated in a video message shared on social media, "nor can I consider myself a member of a party that would engage in such actions." He, however, has not clarified in his statement if he has decided to quit the Republican party too.

Madel, who has not previously held an elected position, initiated his candidacy in Dece...