Las Vegas police kill victim of home invasion who called 911 for help
abc7.com
Las Vegas police are investigating a shooting in which an officer killed a victim of a home invasion who had called 911 for help.

Officers showed up at the home and found a man struggling with a woman over a knife. An officer opened fire and struck the man, killing him at the scene. Only later did they discover the man who was killed lived at the home and was struggling to fend off the woman who had broken into his home.

Police say Brandon Durham, 43, had called 911 and reported multiple people outside his home shooting, then told the 911 operator that someone had entered his home through the front and back doors and he was locking himself in the bathroom.

He also told the 911 operator that he was home with his 15-year-old daughter, according to police. Officers kicked open the door after arriving on scene and hearing someone screaming as well as damage to vehicles parked outside the property, police said.

  • repungnant_canary@lemmy.worldEnglish
    33·
    4 days ago

    Attacking the wrong person aside, opening fire during a knife attack (not directed towards cops) seems like a huge overreaction.

    • BluesF@lemmy.worldEnglish
      9·
      3 days ago

      Games should have friendly fire more often to remind everyone not to fire into a melee

    • irish_link@lemmy.worldEnglish
      15·
      3 days ago

      Also, person in undies vs a person in a hoodie and jacket. Who looks like they just got woken up out of bed vs was outside a moment ago.

    • chiliedogg@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      3 days ago

      …that seems like one of the few times where shooting is justified.

      If someone is literally about to kill a victim police should use force. Obviously, they shouldn’t shoot three wrong person, but defending people from attackers is the entire reason for police to be armed.

      • repungnant_canary@lemmy.worldEnglish
        4·
        3 days ago

        But why shoot them? Why not at least tase them? To me it seems that taser would be as effective as a gun in this case but not as deadly

        • chiliedogg@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          3 days ago

          Tasers ate good for someone who’s unarmed. They’re not reliable enough to stop someone who is actively trying to kill someone with a weapon.