Buffalo body-cam captures tense 2025 arrest of nearly blind refugee who later died
TL;DR
Newly released Buffalo body-camera footage shows the February 2025 arrest of Nurul Amin Shah Alam, a nearly blind refugee, during a tense encounter in which officers tased and restrained him after he brandished two poles; he spent more than a year in custody and was found dead days after being released and handed over to border officials.
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