Brandon Durham: Family seeks justice after man who called 911 was shot and killed by Las Vegas police

LAS VEGAS– a family Man shot and killed by Las Vegas police After calling 911 for help, she demands justice and files charges against the officer who opened fire.

The fatal incident, captured on body camera, came to light last week when 43-year-old Brandon Durham asked for help with a home invasion.

When the police arrived at the house, they found him fighting with a woman over a knife. Durham was fatally shot six times by a police officer.

Only later did authorities discover that the murdered man was living in the house and was trying to fend off the woman who had broken into his home.

The suspect, identified as Alejandra Boudreaux, was not fired upon. He was due to appear in court on Monday but refused to leave his jail cell. Members of Durham’s family wore shirts with his picture on them in court.

Boudreaux was ordered to appear next week.

Durham’s family is now demanding criminal charges be filed against the officer.

“We believe that an arrest warrant should be issued immediately. By legal standards, we believe that the grand jury should return an indictment for murder against this officer. It could be one murder, it could be two murders, but it would certainly be a criminal indictment against the officer,” said civil rights attorney Lee Merritt.

Durham’s 15-year-old daughter was home at the time of the shooting. He ordered her to hide in her room.