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Family demands accountability for death of man killed by police officer
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Family demands accountability for death of man killed by police officer

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Pleas in the killing of Brandon Durham filled the halls of the Regional Justice Center Monday morning.

Durham, 43, had shot and killed by a Las Vegas police officer at his home near Sunset Park on Tuesday, November 12. According to police, Durham called 911 for help after he said two people were outside shooting at his home.

Friends from Durham who spoke to Channel 13 Anchorman Abel Garcia remembered him Friday as a “hometown boy,” an avid sports fan and a devoted father to his 15-year-old daughter.

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National Civil Rights Attorneys Lee Merritt and Cannon Lambert are working with Durham’s family. At a news conference Monday, they publicly called for the arrest of Alexander Bookman, 26, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department officer who shot Durham.

Merritt and Lambert say they are “actively investigating potential constitutional violations in the shooting,” according to a news release sent to Channel 13.

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Body-worn camera footage from the incident shows Bookman encountered Durham struggling with a 31-year-old suspect, identified as Alejandra Boudreaux.

Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson confirmed he met with the Durham family on Monday and, in a statement to the media, described Durham’s death as “tragic.”

“It’s important to understand that this investigation is in its infancy,” Wolfson said.

“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 as to whether criminal charges will be filed. I just don’t have all the information yet.”

Officials with the Las Vegas Metro Police Department said this incident is being reviewed by the department’s Critical Incident Review Team and the investigation is still in its early stages. Wolfson says there are currently two investigations within the LVMPD:

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“There is an administrative review to determine what policies, if any, were violated and whether discipline should be imposed against any of the officers involved. There is a concurrent criminal investigation to determine whether Metro will file criminal charges against any officers involved in the matter. .”

Once the criminal investigation is complete, Wolfson says his office will determine whether to file criminal charges against any of the officers involved in this incident.

Wolfson emphasized that his office was involved in the case from the beginning.

“One of my most experienced prosecutors responded to the scene,” he said, “and representatives from the District Attorney’s Office attended a briefing last week at the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.”

Boudreaux was arrested on multiple felony charges, including home invasion and assault with a deadly weapon. Wolfson adds that this office is considering whether additional felony charges could be filed against Boudreaux.

Boudreaux was scheduled to appear in court Monday morning but refused to be transported from jail. Judge Amy Wilson made an order that she be brought to court next week “by any means necessary”.