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Las Vegas home invasion suspect wanted police to kill her: Docs

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — The woman who broke into a home, prompting a Las Vegas police officer to kill the person who called 911, said she wanted police to shoot and kill her, according to documents NewsNation affiliate KLAS obtained Monday.

Alejandra Boudreaux, 31, of Seattle, Washington, faces charges of home invasion, assault, child abuse and disregarding safety of personal property following the events of Tuesday, Nov. 12, inside 43-year-old Brandon Durham’s home.


A police officer shot and killed Durham after he called 911. Durham told a dispatcher that he was inside the home with his 15-year-old daughter. He said he was locking himself in the bathroom as the two people entered his home.

A witness told police Durham often has parties in his garage and on the night of the shooting, overheard him saying, “You crazy [expletive], what are you doing?” Durham then told a person to call 911, took the phone and locked himself in a bedroom, documents said.

A witness then heard glass breaking and Durham speaking on the phone with the dispatcher. The witness told police Boudreaux may have taken a knife from the kitchen. Another witness told police Boudreaux entered the home by breaking a window.

A female voice then said, “Hey Brandon, you think you can [expletive] me off, you think you can screw me over, blah blah blah. Hmm, yea, who’s daddy now? Who’s daddy now?” according to the witness. Police also suspect Boudreaux turned the gas stove on in an attempt to blow up the house.

Durham then repeatedly yelled the woman was going to stab him, according to police. LVMPD Officer Alexander Bookman responded, shooting Durham as he fought with Boudreaux over the knife.

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.”

Brandon Durham, 43, was shot and killed by a Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department officer after calling 911 during a home invasion. (Durham family)

In the hours before the shooting, Boudreaux was at Durham’s house while Durham was not home, police said. Boudreaux then agreed to leave the house and left for the airport. 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.

“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.’”

Boudreaux then returned to the house and broke the windows of Durham’s home and car with a propane tank, police said. Boudreaux said she grabbed two knives and was attempting to stab herself when she heard the officer fire the shots.

“As the police were taking Boudreaux out of the house, Boudreaux told Durham’s daughter, ‘I was doing the community a favor, including you,’” police said. Boudreaux then took responsibility for Durham’s getting shot.

Boudreaux failed to appear in court for a second time on Monday. A judge ordered her to appear by any means necessary on Nov. 25.

Police identified Boudreaux as a female, though jail records identify her sex as male. Police documents refer to Boudreaux’s sex as female.

Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson expressed his condolences to the family Monday while asking for the public’s patience regarding the investigation. Wolfson added that the investigation was still in its beginning stages and that the investigation would take weeks if not months for the LVMPD 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.

Metro placed Bookman on routine administrative leave pending the outcome of a review of the shooting.