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wnylib

(26,050 posts)
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 06:41 PM Feb 26

More on the blind refugee in Buffalo that Border Control agents killed.

Buffalo NPR and the Buffalo newspaper say that Nurul Amin Shah Alam was dropped off at a Tim Hortons that was closed. He did not have any shoes. He was wearing orange paper booties issued to him at the holding center. His body was found 5 miles from there.

Temps in this region at night have been in the teens, with wind chills near zero.

Buffalo mayor Ryan said about the agents who left him at a closed restaurant that it was not just bad policing. It was bad human beings. They should have taken him to one of the several shelters in Buffalo.

Buffalo police and the county DA's office are investigating.

That poor man must have wandered around trying to find shelter.

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More on the blind refugee in Buffalo that Border Control agents killed. (Original Post) wnylib Feb 26 OP
Bruises?...................... Lovie777 Feb 26 #1
No reports of bruises. They killed him by wnylib Feb 26 #3
Manslaughter Cirsium Feb 26 #2
I think 2nd degree murder is more appropriate. patphil Feb 26 #5
I'm sure there are videos of him being let off Maraya1969 Feb 26 #6
There are body cam videos that police and the DA are wnylib Feb 26 #10
I hope those agents are charged and c9nvicted. wnylib Feb 26 #7
Just so tragic underpants Feb 26 #4
A human body means nothing to these bluestarone Feb 26 #8
Murder malaise Feb 26 #9
Manslaughter charges MUST be brought against those sadistic barbarians. hlthe2b Feb 26 #11
And state charges! SheltieLover Feb 26 #13
Yes. I am assuming only state charges. DOJ is defunct the next three years except retribution, I guess hlthe2b Feb 26 #28
They are ridiculous! SheltieLover Feb 26 #33
They knew exactly What they were doing. justhanginon Feb 26 #12
Racism and cruelty is the point malaise Feb 26 #15
I agree. This looks like it was intentionally cruel. wnylib Feb 26 #17
What was his cause of death, the weather? doc03 Feb 26 #14
Yes. Exposure on a freezing cold night with no shoes and wnylib Feb 26 #16
That is what I assumed, I never saw the cause death posted. They should be charged with doc03 Feb 26 #20
The medical examiner said the cause of death was "health related in nature" and ruled out exposure or homicide sl8 Feb 26 #23
I didn't see that. The incident has front page headlines wnylib Feb 26 #29
I'm not quite sure what to make of it. sl8 Feb 26 #30
I'm wondering if the cause of death was a political rather than a medical ruling. wnylib Feb 26 #31
I wanna see ICE heads rolling over this Blue Owl Feb 26 #18
Negligent homicide Dawgman49 Feb 26 #19
About those warehouses they're buying up... GiqueCee Feb 26 #21
They murdered him. dalton99a Feb 26 #22
Criminally Negligent Homicide CanonRay Feb 26 #24
In Minneapolis, Zackzzzz Feb 26 #25
Hideously contemptible. wnylib Feb 27 #35
They should get 15 - 20 for involuntary manslaughter. ChicagoTeamster Feb 26 #26
Malice aforethought would seem easy to prove BaronChocula Feb 26 #27
Looks like he was attempting to get back home. La Coliniere Feb 26 #32
I am familiar with Niagara Street but not wnylib Feb 27 #34

wnylib

(26,050 posts)
3. No reports of bruises. They killed him by
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 06:49 PM
Feb 26

abandoning him at a closed restaurant at night during a cold Buffalo winter. He was blind and could not ask for help because he did not speak English.

wnylib

(26,050 posts)
10. There are body cam videos that police and the DA are
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 06:55 PM
Feb 26

looking at in their investigation.

wnylib

(26,050 posts)
7. I hope those agents are charged and c9nvicted.
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 06:53 PM
Feb 26

They can serve their sentence in a DHS detention center, aka American concentration camp.

hlthe2b

(114,004 posts)
11. Manslaughter charges MUST be brought against those sadistic barbarians.
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 06:57 PM
Feb 26

And I want a public PERP walk!

hlthe2b

(114,004 posts)
28. Yes. I am assuming only state charges. DOJ is defunct the next three years except retribution, I guess
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 09:30 PM
Feb 26

justhanginon

(3,381 posts)
12. They knew exactly What they were doing.
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 07:01 PM
Feb 26

I would imagine there were more than one agents involved and it is incredible to me that not one would speak up and say we can't do this. What vile, disgusting semi human beings ICE employees are.

wnylib

(26,050 posts)
17. I agree. This looks like it was intentionally cruel.
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 07:30 PM
Feb 26

As a deliberately life endangerment action I think that murder might apply more than manslaughter.

wnylib

(26,050 posts)
16. Yes. Exposure on a freezing cold night with no shoes and
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 07:24 PM
Feb 26

insufficient clothing to keep warm. Not only have the temps been very cold this winter, for longer stretches than usual, but this is one of the windiest winters I have ever seen. The cold is bone chilling. Even after coming indoors, it takes a long time to warm up.

doc03

(39,089 posts)
20. That is what I assumed, I never saw the cause death posted. They should be charged with
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 07:40 PM
Feb 26

murder.

sl8

(17,110 posts)
23. The medical examiner said the cause of death was "health related in nature" and ruled out exposure or homicide
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 08:21 PM
Feb 26
https://www.counton2.com/news/national-news/ap-police-probing-death-of-a-nearly-blind-myanmar-refugee-dropped-off-at-a-doughnut-shop-in-buffalo/

The county medical examiner determined the cause of death was “health related in nature” and ruled out exposure or homicide, according to the Buffalo Police Department. Detectives were investigating the events leading up to his death, first reported by the Investigative Post.

wnylib

(26,050 posts)
29. I didn't see that. The incident has front page headlines
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 09:42 PM
Feb 26

in the newspaper but I had not read the whole article when I posted about the cause

Seems like a strange coincidence that he would die of a health related cause and not exposure when he was outdoors without shoes in freezing weather. If he had a health condition, surely the cold did him no good.

sl8

(17,110 posts)
30. I'm not quite sure what to make of it.
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 09:53 PM
Feb 26

Hopefully,, the family will get get a second opinion from their own pathologist.

Blue Owl

(59,132 posts)
18. I wanna see ICE heads rolling over this
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 07:32 PM
Feb 26

And countless other acts of craven, unnecessary brutality they have inflicted on thousands of Americans — most of whom are later found innocent (and fuck their shrug offs)

GiqueCee

(4,286 posts)
21. About those warehouses they're buying up...
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 07:57 PM
Feb 26

... it would be nice to fill 'em up with ICE agents, doncha think? One entrance, no exits.

Zackzzzz

(364 posts)
25. In Minneapolis,
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 08:38 PM
Feb 26

Ice was dumping detained people, some injured,
without proper clothing in a woods in the middle of the night.

BaronChocula

(4,561 posts)
27. Malice aforethought would seem easy to prove
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 09:03 PM
Feb 26

They intentionally left him in harm's way. It was no mistake.

La Coliniere

(1,937 posts)
32. Looks like he was attempting to get back home.
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 10:07 PM
Feb 26

I’m very familiar with Buffalo. It appears he walked from the Tim Horton’s on Niagara St. where he was criminally and cruelly discharged, about 5 miles south and then dropped dead very close to where he actually lived. It’s curious and tragic that law enforcement didn’t see this shoeless man struggling along Niagara St and intervene in some way. He’d have to walk along major thoroughfares to get from point A to point B and there would’ve been frequent patrol cars passing by him along that route. That said, the bastards who dumped him at the closed donut shop need to be brought to account and charged, at a minimum with manslaughter.

wnylib

(26,050 posts)
34. I am familiar with Niagara Street but not
Fri Feb 27, 2026, 12:58 AM
Feb 27

with the area where he was found.

I would think that Buffalo police would patrol around Niagara Street. A man stumbling around would be noticeable. Maybe they saw him and thought he was drunk. They would stop a drunk driver but not a drunk walker.

He survived attacks on his people in Myanmar only to die as a refugee in the US.

There are no words to describe my contempt for ICE.



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