A 43-year-old father was shot and killed in his home by a Las Vegas police officer last week, authorities said, after he called 911 for help.
Early in the morning of November 12, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police received multiple calls about a shooting on Wine River Drive. Brandon Durham, who was home with his 15-year-old daughter, told 911 people were shooting at his house and they had broken in, Assistant Sheriff Dori Koren said at a news conference last week.
As Officer Alexander Bookman and two others responded, they saw damaged cars and windows and heard screaming and banging from inside Durham’s home. Bookman then kicked in Durham’s front door and, once inside, found Durham and Alejandra Boudreaux, 31, wrestling over a knife in a bedroom doorway, according to Koren.
Bookman shouted, “Drop the knife! Drop the knife!” and fired one shot, hitting Durham and sending him and Boudreaux to the ground. Durham, on the floor, was then shot by Bookman five more times, body-worn camera footage released by police showed.
Durham was pronounced dead at the scene. His death marks the department’s eighth fatal officer-involved shooting in 2024, Koren said.
“An arrest warrant should be issued immediately for the arrest of officer Alexander Bookman,” Lee Merritt, an attorney for Durham’s family, said at a Monday news conference, reported by CNN affiliate KNTV.
Police said they believed a domestic relationship existed between Durham and Boudreaux but Koren did not offer more details. They added the incident was not a random act of violence and they are still trying to determine the details of the relationship.
CNN has reached out to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police for more information about any prior incidents at Durham’s home.
In a statement, Steven Wolfson, Clark County District Attorney, said the investigation is “still in its infancy.”
“It will take weeks, if not months, for the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department to complete its investigation; therefore, it would be inappropriate for me to express an opinion regarding whether criminal charges are going to be filed. I simply do not have all the information yet.”
CNN has been unable to determine if Bookman has legal representation.
Boudreaux was arrested and faces multiple charges including assault with a deadly weapon, home invasion with a deadly weapon, domestic violence and child abuse, police said.
Durham’s shooting remains under investigation by the police department’s critical incident review team. Bookman is on administrative leave pending the results of the internal investigation, CNN affiliate KTNV reported.
Incidents of people calling 911 for help and being shot by police have drawn scrutiny across the country, including New York, Mississippi, Minnesota, Colorado, California and more, CNN previously reported.
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