Deadly Minneapolis shooting flares tensions across the US, including in Fresno

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- For the 2nd clip this month, a deadly Minneapolis shooting involving national agents sent daze waves passim the U.S., including Fresno.

"I'm appalled. I can't judge this is my America," said Farah Karipineni during a protestation successful North Fresno Saturday.

Karipineni was 1 of astir 100 radical who gathered connected the country of Blackstone and Nees Saturday afternoon.

Although the protest's organizing group, called Peace Fresno, hosts play events successful that determination covering a scope of existent events, determination was chiefly an anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement sentiment Saturday. Many of the protesters said they showed up successful effect to the decease of 37-year-old Alex Pretti -- the antheral changeable and killed by a U.S. Border Patrol serviceman successful Minneapolis Saturday morning.

"It was devastating to watch," said Angel Lozano portion participating successful the North Fresno protest. "They conscionable changeable him. They executed him successful the streets."

In the aboriginal hours of the investigation, the Department of Homeland Security alleged Pretti approached US Border Patrol officers with a handgun. The bureau added that Pretti "violently resisted" the officers erstwhile they attempted to disarm him.

However, instrumentality enforcement experts accidental that videos shared online contradict that account.

It's the 2nd clip a U.S. national was killed by national agents successful Minneapolis since the commencement of this year.

Renee Good was killed connected January 7 aft she allegedly deed an Immigration and Customs Enforcement cause with her car, who changeable her.

The incidental sparking contention crossed the U.S. -- galore casting blasted connected governmental rivals.

"This is Trump's America. And we each warned of this benignant of behavior, and these benignant of consequences during the election, and we're starting to spot it," said Miguel Arias, Fresno City Councilmember for District 3.

"It's good to protest. It's not good to obstruct. And really, instrumentality enforcement unit successful general: these are radical who person families arsenic well. So, wherever determination are confrontations, it's not okay," said Nathan Magsig, Fresno County Supervisor for District 5.