LAS VEGAS (AP) – A Las Vegas man called police for help during a home invasion before an officer shot and killed him, according to authorities and 911 calls.
Brandon Durham called 911 early Nov. 12, saying he was hiding with his 15-year-old daughter after someone broke into his home, Assistant Sheriff Dori Koren said.
Durham can be heard pleading with a dispatcher to “send somebody ASAP” in recordings obtained last week by KVVU-TV in Las Vegas.
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Koren identified the officer who shot Durham as Alexander Bookman, 26.
Bookman was one of the first officers to arrive and knocked on the door. Koren said the officer found Durham in the hallway struggling with a knife and a burglar.
In a short body camera video released by police, an officer yells for them to drop the knife, then fires a single round. Durham and the intruder both fall to the ground, the officer then approaches and fires five more rounds while standing over them, the video shows.
Durham, 43, died in his home, Koren said.
The Associated Press sent an email on Saturday seeking comment on Bookman’s behalf from David Rogers, general counsel for the Las Vegas police union.
Koren said Durham and the robber knew each other. The wealthy man was arrested and charged with home invasion and assault.
Durham’s family wants Bookman fired and charged in the shooting.
“Mr. Durham was not threatening anyone. There was no reason for the use of force against Mr. Durham,” Lee Merritt, a civil rights attorney representing the family, said at a news conference, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported.
Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson said in a statement that there was too much time left in the investigation to comment on possible charges.
Bookman is on paid leave while the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department investigates.