VIDEO: Police release more body camera footage from Brandon Durham shooting
In newly released body camera footage, the 15-year-old daughter of Brandon Durham can be heard wailing, asking police if her father was OK after an officer shot and killed him.
In one of the clips, Isabella Durham, who was inside the home during the shooting, stood outside the house sobbing as more officers arrived on the scene. She identified her dad and screamed with her hands on her face.
The video was one of seven to be uploaded by the Metropolitan Police Department on its public records YouTube channel on Wednesday. Another depicted Officer Alexander Bookman — the 26-year-old officer who shot and killed Durham — telling officers on his radio that he had been at Durham’s house the day prior.
“I was out there yesterday. The aggressor in the situation yesterday was a transgender, tall with a black wig,” Bookman can be heard saying.
Less than five minutes later, one video shows Bookman kicking in the front door of Durham’s home on Wine River Drive, near Eastern Avenue and Warm Springs Road. An unidentified officer followed closely behind him.
According to police, Brandon Durham had called 911 at about 12:40 a.m. on Nov. 12 to report a break-in at his home. He told the dispatcher that the intruder was “going to kill everyone.”
In the videos, officers can be seen driving to the scene of the reported break-in. On their radios, a dispatcher described the suspect as a tall Black male wearing a red beanie and a black sweatshirt.
Once inside the home, Bookman found Durham and the intruder struggling over a knife. Bookman yelled, “Drop the knife,” and fired his gun less than two seconds later, according to body camera footage.
Bookman continued shooting as Durham fell, according to body camera footage. Police say that his gun was discharged six times.
Durham’s relatives and community leaders have since organized protests and vigils, calling for Bookman’s arrest.
Responding to the demands, Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson previously told the Review-Journal that Metro’s investigation into the shooting was “in its infancy” and could take months. He added that it would be “inappropriate” for him to express an opinion regarding whether criminal charges would be filed.
In a news conference on Nov. 14, Metro Assistant Sheriff Dori Koren said police were investigating the shooting.
Contact Akiya Dillon at adillon@reviewjournal.com and Annie Vong at avong@reviewjournal.com.