The suspect in the invasion that led to the death of the man allegedly tried to “commit the life of a police officer”

LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — According to a criminal complaint filed, the suspect is accused of breaking into a Las Vegas home before a police shooting, allegedly so officers could use their weapons in a suicide attempt.

A document obtained by News 3 showed 31-year-old Alejandra Boudreau broke into the home of 43-year-old Brandon Durham with a knife to provoke a police response that would lead to the shooting.

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Durham, who had called 911 to report an intruder at his home in the 6900 block of Vine River Drive, was shot and killed by the officer, identified as 26-year-old Alexander Bookman, Metro Police said.

Body camera footage released Thursday showed officers responding to a neighborhood near Sunset and Eastern just before 1 a.m. on Nov. 12. The door was kicked in and screams were heard on the recording. In less than 15 seconds, Bookman found Durham and the assailant, identified as Boudreau, struggling over the knife, as seen on camera. Bookman said “drop the knife” twice and pulled the trigger. He shot Durham several times as he and Boudreaux fell to the ground.

Metro police are conducting an internal investigation into the shooting, and the Clark County District Attorney’s Office will ultimately decide whether criminal charges will be filed.

“The district attorney will have to determine whether this is a crime, and the sheriff will have to determine whether these officers followed policy,” said David Roger, a former Clark County district attorney. “Sometimes people confuse whether the officer used the correct tactics and whether the officer’s conduct was criminal.”

Despite being called to the home for a report of a shooting, police said they did not find the gun.

Durham’s family suggested a racial element to the case during a Nov. 14 news conference outside the home.

“What colors are you looking at? Not the color of the clothes you’re looking at, but the color of the skin, and that’s why he’s dead,” Rachel Gore, who said she was in a common-law domestic partnership with Durham and considered herself his wife, said.

Durham’s sister, Diane Wright, also advocated for justice.

“Anyone who calls the police and says, ‘help me,’ should never be shot,” Diane Wright said.

Durham’s daughter Isabella, 15, said she wants answers about her father’s death.

“I am disgusted by the way the Metropolitan Police told my father to stay put after his murder, treating him as if he was a suspect in this situation,” Isabella said. – I want justice for my father. It’s disgusting for both the attacker and Officer Knyzhnyk.”

Surveillance video obtained by News 3 shows Boudreaux’s suspect outside the home for about ten minutes. The camera recorded the sound of broken glass several times. Metro police have not said how the suspect got into the house.

The criminal complaint accused Boudreau of attempting to strike Durham and/or threatening him with a knife.

Boudreau faces four charges: home invasion while in possession of a deadly weapon or firearm, assault with a deadly weapon, which is domestic violence, child abuse, neglect or endangerment, and reckless endangerment of persons or property .

The complaint suggested that Boudreau and Durham knew each other, based on the domestic violence charges.

While the criminal complaint identifies Boudreau with female pronouns, the inmate status at the Clark County Detention Center lists Boudreau as male.