In an Aug. 3 letter obtained by Investigative Post, James said her criminal probe into Shah Alam’s death is now closed. In a statement, Buffalo Mayor Sean Ryan said Shah Alam’s death “deserves a full and thorough accounting.” Gillibrand has since called on the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of the Inspector General to probe Shah Alam’s death. When Shah Alam did not respond to their commands that he drop his curtain rods, the officers Tasered and punched him. Shah Alam’s family had moved some five miles away to the East Side, however, and the coffee shop was closed, save for a drive thru.