LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Family and friends of the man who was shot and killed by a Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department officer gathered Saturday to call for justice.
On Tuesday, Nov. 11, LVMPD Officer Alexander Bookman shot and killed Brandon Durham, 43, after Durham called 911 to report a home invasion. The shooting, captured on body camera video, shows Durham breaking the door, running down a hallway and then shooting Durham 14 seconds later as Durham struggles over a knife with the alleged intruder, Alejandra Boudreaux, 31.
Police were called to the home the night before after Durham said Boudreaux refused to leave, the 8 News Now Investigators first reported. Bookman was one of the responding officers to that call. It remained unclear how Bookman interacted, if at all, with Durham or Boudreaux on the first call.
“The same officer who killed my friend knew who my friend was,” said Trey Fredrick, who said he was a close friend of Durham’s. “He had contact with Durham the day before.”
Fredrick referenced an 8 News Now Investigators report that Bookman was at the same residence hours earlier for an incident involving the same people.

Audio of the 911 call from the Nov. 11 incident obtained by 8newsnow.com captured Durham asking the 911 operator to “hurry the [expletive] up” and telling the dispatcher that he didn’t “think [he’d] be alive” by the time officers arrived.
“We want to be able to trust the police. We don’t want to be anti-police, but they have to do their part and protect us no matter the situation,” said Elizabeth Glover, a sociologist and chairwoman of the criminal justice division of the NAACP.
Boudreaux, of Seattle, Washington, is accused of breaking into the home and attacking Durham, police said. In the seconds before the shooting, Durham and Boudreaux struggled over a knife, video from Metro police shows.
Supporters carried signs and wore T-shirts Saturday to honor Durham as they marched in Downtown Las Vegas. One of the individuals marching was Minister Stretch Sanders, who called for more training for law enforcement officers.
“I’m the son of a police officer, so this isn’t any anti-police message; this is about realness,” Sanders said.
A vigil for Durham is set for Nov. 30.
Metro was continuing its investigation into the incident. The department announced Bookman was on routine paid administrative leave.