Death of a refugee left at a Buffalo doughnut shop by Border Patrol is ruled a homicide

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Source: AP

The death of a nearly blind refugee from Myanmar who was found on a Buffalo street in February — five days after Border Patrol agents left him at a doughnut shop — has been ruled a homicide, authorities said Wednesday.

The Erie County Medical Examiner's Office didn't reach any conclusions about responsibility for Nurul Amin Shah Alam's death, which the agency said was caused by complications of a perforated duodenal ulcer, precipitated by hypothermia and dehydration. Ruling a death a homicide means it resulted from another person's actions — or inaction — but doesn't necessarily mean that a crime was committed.

“This should not have happened,” Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz, a Democrat, said at a news conference Wednesday. Asked whether the Border Patrol was responsible for his death, he declined to comment and said any such determination would be up to law enforcement agencies.

State Attorney General Letitia James and Erie County District Attorney Mike Keane, both Democrats, noted Wednesday that their offices have been reviewing the case. Keane said in a statement that his office had requested Shah Alam's full autopsy report but “it would be inappropriate” to comment further.

Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/homicide-ruling-made-death-nearly-190637964.html

[Lovie777]

1. Agree.....................

[Greybnk48]

2. This was cold blooded callous murder. No doubt. n/t

[BurnDoubt]

3. Depraved Indifference........................

It’s A Thing.
It’s what we do.
This man was depersonalized on sight, and treated like garbage for a year, right up to being dropped in the street like trash.
We train Law Enforcement, but not very well, starting with the vetting process.
Loyalty and Cruelty. It’s all we need.

[Omaha Steve]

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