India, Jan. 25 -- The killing of 37-year-old Alex Pretti by immigration agents in Minneapolis has sparked fresh protests and backlash across the US, adding to the outrage that began after Renee Good, an American citizen, was shot on January 7.

The department of homeland security (DHS) said Pretti "approached" agents with a pistol and then "violently resisted" being disarmed. However, videos circulating online, which HT.com could not independently verify, show Pretti on a snow-covered pavement seemingly trying to protect a woman protester from being sprayed with chemicals when an agent pulls him onto the icy road.

Alex Jeffrey Pretti, 37, worked at the US Department of Veterans Affairs and had taken part in protests after Renee Good was ...