LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Community members are expected to take to the streets of downtown Las Vegas on Saturday in a rally for Brandon Durham, the local man who was shot and killed by a Las Vegas police officer last week.
The Stretch for Change Foundation is organizing the rally, which is expected to start at 2 p.m. at Las Vegas City Hall.
“The Las Vegas community is calling for justice for Brandon Durham,” organizers wrote in a social media post promoting the event. “We will be marching and rallying for justice.”
Durham, 43, had called 911 for help during a home invasion in the early morning hours of Tuesday, Nov. 12.
One of the officers who arrived at his home near Sunset Park found Durham and suspect, 31-year-old Alejandra Boudreaux, struggling over a knife. The officer, identified as 26-year-old Alexander Bookman, shot and killed Durham.
Boudreaux was arrested on multiple felony charges and is scheduled to appear in court on Monday.
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