krepitch

Wow.

ASU tailback Wade arrested in deadly shooting

The Arizona Republic
Mar. 26, 2005 12:15 PM

Arizona State University football player Loren 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 Friday night.

Brandon Falkner, 25, of Tempe was shot in the head as he sat in his vehicle outside club CBNC, near McDowell and Scottsdale roads.

Wade, 21, fired one round into the vehicle after exchanging "sharp words" with Falkner, who then drove several hundred feet across the parking lot, struck another vehicle and hit a tree.

Falkner was taken to Scottsdale Healthcare Osborn, where he was pronounced dead.

Police say Wade went to the club about 2:30 a.m. to pick up girlfriend Haley Van Blommestein 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.

KingofCards

Damn. Thats crazy.

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100%CardsFan

People can ruin their whole life in seconds. It is really sad to see it.

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MaoTosiFanClub

Wade is a moron who should have been booted from the program last year. If you're going to get drunk, leave the piece at home. My thoughts are with the Faulkner fam.

Ryanwb

What an idiot.... between him and Hakim Hill, ASU can sure pick 'em :roll:

Ryanwb

Oh yeah.... and I just wanted to add that I hope this little incident helps push along the resolution in the Arizona Legislature to allow people to carry guns in an establishment that serves booze. Can't wait to go to Applebee's with my 9mm!!

Brian in Mesa

What a joke.

Very sad.

I think there's more to the story. They had to know each other. Maybe there was a love triangle going on or something?

Regardless of the college they were linked to - sad story.

Just shows the times we are living in...

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jf-08

He threw away 2 lives in a matter of seconds.

Throw the book at him. Life imprisonment is too kind.

Sincerely,

jkf296
ASU Alumni

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thirty-two

what a moron....

my thoughts are with the falkner fam...

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sundevilscott

I am stunned...

I don't even have the words.

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KingofCards

I think you are right. Falkner(retired ASU DB) and Van Blommestein(retired ASU Soccer player) went to ASU at the same time together.

This idiot Wade(Sophmore Football Player) shows up to pick her up, she is talking to Falkner, Wade freaks out in front of his 3 buddies.


The thing I wonder is why is Wade showing up with his 3 buddies, and caring a gun? Is he picking her up or looking for trouble.

Obivous answer.

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WizardOfAz

Sad, sad story.

NickelBack

Lead story on every station Saturday night.

CardsFan88

Wow, didn't hear about it until now, how crazy.

Didn't wade marry that women who took out that line of credit? (for a short time at least)

What a crazy person...After everything he's done he is officially "two fries short of a happy meal." (maybe three)

His suspension last year really hurt the team...and he still didn't learn. KOC said it best.

Well mr. wade now you will have a lifetime of pink underwear ahead of you. And the only ball you'll carry is your bunk buddie's Cecil B. Gay. Hope it was worth it idiot. (I'm trying not to go off, but he's going to get what he deserves). Here's to you being in TENT city for the rest of your life.

Falkner was probably talking to someone he had a class with or something and hadn't seen for a few years and wade went psycho. Poor guy.

Hey wade, odds are you weren't going to be with her in 6 months anyways. So I guess it was all about respect or something? How pathetic. You killed someone for your pride, here have a pacifier it'll get you used to what you'll be in prison.

You had plenty of wake up calls and nothing did. Well now you don't have to wake up, because the state will be directing your life from now on and you don't have to worry about all the little things you weren't supposed to do, because you won't be able to anyways.

No way that gun bill gets passed now, and if it does it'll show you the true colors of whoever passes it. (What an idiotic bill to begin with)(Or was that bill a sort of "give the fish some slack bill before the crack down on the nightlife after a few incidents"). Hey I'd like to institute a bill allowing cigarette vending machines on school campuses....yeah about the same level of common sense.

Falkner's family has my blessing. Hopefully that girl can get over this. Wade well you are wading up shipp creek without a paddle. . Go ahead and drink that koolaid.

Wade this is who you are, and what your life just did


It is truly a sad, sad time for ASU athletics, and today I am ashamed to be a Sun Devil

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NickelBack

Killing, Wade's arrest will scar ASU for years to come

It's unfortunate that one man's actions have the ability to bring down an entire program. But that's exactly what happened to Arizona State basketball after a point-shaving scandal involving Stevin "Hedake" Smith came to light in 1997. It cost coach Bill Frieder his job and set the program so far back that it still hasn't recovered.

Loren Wade will likely have the same effect on ASU's football program. The running back was booked on a count of murder Saturday night in the shooting death of former Sun Devil Brandon Falkner. While the Sun Devils had clearly turned the corner last season under head coach Dirk Koetter, what transpired Saturday night is going to be devastating to the program because these types of problems don't just go away on their own.

There simply is no sugarcoating this. Loren Wade is going to jail for a long, long time. And unfortunately, ASU is going to suffer the consequences for his actions. The reality is, Wade was a Sun Devil. He represented Arizona State. The news reports don't say Loren Wade is being accused of first-degree murder. They say Sun Devil football player Loren Wade is accused of first-degree murder. This is bad, especially when the video footage of him being hauled off to jail has him wearing shorts that bear the Sun Devil football logo.

Just how this will affect the Sun Devil football program is up for debate, but clearly there'll be ramifications. Opposing coaches, assistants will be spreading the word about this murder to recruits because in the battle for top high school talent, recruiters look for every advantage they can get. Parents may now think twice about wanting their child to play for Arizona State. Prominent high school football players may be told to steer clear of ASU.

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