Arizona State: Loren Wade Expected to be Charged with First-Degree Murder
Saturday, March 26, 2005
Update: Wade is in custody and expected to be charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of former ASU player Brandon Falkner outside a Scottsdale club early Saturday morning, the Arizona Republic reports.
Recommendation: Police said Wade, 21, fired one shot after exchanging "sharp words" with Falkner, who then drove several hundred feet across the parking lot, struck another vehicle and hit a tree. Police say Wade went to the club about 2:30 a.m. to pick up girlfriend Haley vanBlommestein but approached Falkner's vehicle when he couldn't find her. Detective Sam Bailey of Scottsdale police said it was unclear whether the men knew each other. Wade broke the ASU freshman rushing record in 2003, but struggled with NCAA violations and suspensions last season.
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