LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — The Las Vegas Metro police officer who shot and killed a homeowner during a burglary call was at the same residence hours earlier for an incident involving the same people, the 8 News Now Investigators have learned.
On Tuesday, Nov. 11, LVMPD Officer Alexander Bookman shot and killed 43-year-old Brandon Durham after Durham called 911 to report a home invasion. Durham told a dispatcher that he was inside his home with his 15-year-old daughter and said he was locking himself in the bathroom as the two people entered his home.
At no point during a Metro police press conference, where officials described the events leading up to the officer-involved shooting and showed body camera video, did anyone mention Bookman was previously at the residence involving the same parties.
Alejandra Boudreaux, 31, 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.
Boudreaux and Durham met on a dating app a month ago, police said. In an interview with police, Boudreaux said they “had a casual sexual relationship.”
After the shooting, Boudreaux told police she broke into the home in an attempt for police to shoot and kill her, according to documents 8 News Now first obtained Monday.
Records the 8 News Now Investigators obtained Tuesday reveal officers were called to Durham’s home late on the evening of Nov. 10 — about 24 hours before the fatal shooting — for a disturbance. Durham, who was not home when he made the call around 11:30 p.m. on Nov. 10, told police his “ex-friend” named “Marie” refused to leave, according to documents. “Marie” is Boudreaux’s middle name, according to records.
Bookman arrived at the house around 12:11 a.m. At 12:40 a.m., police notes indicate Boudreaux “agreed to leave” and left for Harry Reid International Airport, records said. The officer who made the note that Boudreaux “packed up” and left was Bookman.
It was unclear from the notes if Bookman interfaced with Boudreaux or Durham or if Bookman entered the home. The notes indicate that during the disturbance call, Durham returned to the home around midnight and told officers Boudreaux was refusing to leave. Because there was no arrest involved in the call, the responding officers did not create an arrest report or fill out other detailed documents about the call.
The call is mentioned in Boudreaux’s arrest report after the officer-involved shooting, which happened about 24 hours later.
“Durham was at a hotel with another female while Boudreaux was at his house,” police said about the initial disturbance call in Boudreaux’s arrest report. “Durham called police… and Boudreaux agreed to leave the house. Boudreaux left the house and used Uber to go to the airport where she stayed until her flight.”
There is no mention in the report that Bookman was a responding officer on both calls.
At the airport, Boudreaux learned her ticket was canceled because it was purchased with a stolen card. She then planned to return to Durham’s house, police said. It was unclear why it appeared Boudreaux spent nearly a day at the airport before learning she had no ticket.
“While on the way back to Durham’s house, Boudreaux decided that she was going to die,” documents said. “She explained she had been suicidal for a few days and wanted to be shot by the police. Boudreaux stated, ‘I wanted the cops to shoot me dead. And I wanted him to live the wreckage that I caused in his house.’”
Metro leadership placed Bookman on paid administration leave pending an outcome of their internal investigation. Durham’s family has called for Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson to charge Bookman.
Wolfson said the investigation was in its beginning stages and that it would take weeks if not months for the police department to complete. After the investigation is complete, the DA’s office will determine whether or not to file criminal charges against any of the officers involved.
Police identified Boudreaux as a female, though jail records identify her sex as male. Police documents refer to Boudreaux’s sex as female, though it appeared Durham told police Boudreaux was a male.
8 News Now Investigator David Charns can be reached at dcharns@8newsnow.com.
