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The man shot and killed by a Las Vegas police officer earlier this week was shot after calling 911 to report that his home was being broken into, police said.
Around 12:40 a.m. on Tuesday, the Metropolitan Police Department said they had received numerous reports of a shooting in the 6900 block of Wine River Drive, just west of Sunset Park and south of Harry Reid International Airport.
During a news conference Thursday, Assistant Sheriff Dori Koren revealed that the man who was killed, 43-year-old Brandon Durham, was among the first to call; he told officers that two people had broken into his home where he lived with his 15-year-old daughter.
Koren said that when officers arrived, they noticed that the windows of the cars parked in the driveway had been smashed, and so had those of the house.
They also heard screaming coming from the inside.
Officer Alexander Bookman, 26, kicked the front door down, making entry, police said.
Durham was struck. Boudreaux was not injured by the gunfire.
Two knives were recovered, but police did not find any guns, Koren said. He added that, at this time, investigators believe that Durham and Boudreaux had a domestic relationship.
Boudreaux is facing a series of charges including one count of home invasion with a deadly weapon, one count of child abuse, and one count of assault with a deadly weapon.
