TEMPE — The man who allegedly shot a Scottsdale police officer Friday night has been shot by Phoenix police Saturday afternoon, sources tell ABC15.
Video in the player above contains coverage on Friday night’s shooting.
37-year-old Kenneth Hearne was located in the area of Rural and Baseline roads.
Officials say Hearne is in extremely critical condition. Multiple sources tell ABC15 Hearne has died.
The Phoenix Police Department confirmed the shooting and subsequent arrest on Twitter.
Officer Involved Shooting/Arrest – Phoenix Police officers involved in a shooting while taking suspect Kenneth Hearne into custody near Baseline Road and Lakeshore Drive in Tempe. Officers are code 4 and suspect transported to the hospital. PIO enroute. pic.twitter.com/UvBNl1wkij
— Phoenix Police (@PhoenixPolice) January 8, 2023
Scottsdale officers were serving a warrant at an apartment near 1st Avenue and Roosevelt Street Friday night.
Hearne allegedly shot through the wall and struck an officer in the lower abdomen. On Saturday, Scottsdale PD said the officer is doing “exceptionally well” and is expected to be released from the hospital soon.
After the shooting, Hearne is believed to have jumped off the second-story balcony.
This is a developing situation. Stay with ABC15 and abc15.com for the latest updates.
TEMPE — The man who allegedly shot a Scottsdale police officer Friday night was shot and killed by Phoenix police Saturday afternoon, sources tell ABC15.
Video in the player above contains coverage on Friday night’s shooting.
37-year-old Kenneth Hearne was located in the area of Rural and Baseline roads.
Officials say Hearne is in extremely critical condition. Multiple sources tell ABC15 Hearne has died.
The Phoenix Police Department confirmed the shooting and subsequent arrest on Twitter.
Officer Involved Shooting/Arrest – Phoenix Police officers involved in a shooting while taking suspect Kenneth Hearne into custody near Baseline Road and Lakeshore Drive in Tempe. Officers are code 4 and suspect transported to the hospital. PIO enroute. pic.twitter.com/UvBNl1wkij
— Phoenix Police (@PhoenixPolice) January 8, 2023
Scottsdale officers were serving a warrant at an apartment near 1st Avenue and Roosevelt Street Friday night.
Hearne allegedly shot through the wall and struck an officer in the lower abdomen. On Saturday, Scottsdale PD said the officer is doing “exceptionally well” and is expected to be released from the hospital soon.
After the shooting, Hearne is believed to have jumped off the second-story balcony.
This is a developing situation. Stay with ABC15 and abc15.com for the latest updates.
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Sam Ryder brought down the house with a hole-in-one on the stadium 16th hole Saturday in the WM Phoenix Open, where newcomer Sahith Theegala topped a leaderboard as crowded as the course.
Ryder’s wedge shot on the 124-yard hole landed just right and short, bounced a couple of times, spun left and tumbled in. The rowdy fans on the 17,000-seat hole threw drinks in the air in celebration and littered the turf with bottles, cans and cups, leading to about a 15-minute delay.
“I don’t know how I could pick a hole over this one,” said Ryder, eight strokes behind Theegala after an even-par 71. “I don’t think there’s any hole that has the electricity that this one has.”
Ryder’s first tour ace was the 10th at No. 16 since the tournament moved to the course in 1997 and first since Francesco Molinari in the third round in 2015. Tiger Woods did it in 1997 before grandstands ringed the hole.
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“It just ended up being a perfect 54-degree wedge,” Ryder said. “Everything always plays a little shorter in there, adrenaline or whatever it is.”
With around 200,000 fans packing firm and fast TPC Scottsdale on another sunny, 80-degree day in the Valley of the Sun, Theegala overcame a double bogey on the par-4 second to shoot a 69.
“What a day,” Theegala said. “So many ups and downs. I mean, it was wild.”
Making his event debut on a sponsor exemption, Theegala had a 14-under 199 total for a one-stroke lead over defending champion Brooks Koepka. FedEx Cup champion Patrick Cantlay, Xander Schauffele, Scottie Scheffler and Talor Gooch were another stroke back.
“I’m really exhausted right now,” Theegala said. “Probably, I hit it in the desert five times. I got my ball stepped on twice, got my ball picked up twice. Very draining, for sure.”
Theegala is trying to become the first player to win on a sponsor exemption since Martin Laird in the 2020 Shriners Children’s Open. The 24-year-old Indian-American grew up in Chino Hills, California, and starred at Pepperdine. In 2020, he swept the three major college player of the year awards.
He’s playing for the fifth straight week, with his parents and some family members attending the last four in California and Arizona.
“It was hard to see them,” Theegala said. “Just engulfed in the sea of people.”
After hitting the lip of a fairway bunker en route to the double bogey on No. 2, Theegala rallied with birdies on Nos, 6, 7 and 8. He dropped a shot on the 11th, birdied the par-5 13th and holed a 15-footer on the par-4 17th.
“Obviously, really bad start and proud of the way I fought back there,” Theegala said. “But still trying to take it all in. There’s just is so much going on there, too. Which is a good thing. I really enjoyed the fans out there.”
Koepka had a 68. The four-time major champion is the last player to win the event in his first appearance, doing it in 2015.
“I’m playing solid, so just go out and go play a good round tomorrow and see what happens,” Koepka said. “Just need to keep putting it the way I did. I feel confident. I like where my game’s at, and we’ll see.”
Scheffler flirted with his second 59 before settling for a 62. Seeking his first tour victory, he began the day nine strokes behind Theegala.
“I think it’s a fun event,” Scheffler said. “I think it would be a little bit draining if it was like this every week, but one week a year is pretty special.”
Scheffler played his first nine in 7-under 27, and added two birdies on his second nine. He was the last player on the tour to shoot 59, doing it in the 2020 Northern Trust. Jim Furyk is the only player to break 60 twice in the PGA Tour, shooting 58 and 59.
The fourth-ranked Cantlay, also making his first start in the event, had a 68. Gooch birdied the last three holes for a 67, making a 40-footer on 18.
Schauffele, the leader at 14 under at the turn, shot 69. He made a double bogey after driving into the water on the par-4 11th.
Hideki Matsuyama (66) was 11 under with Tom Hoge (67), Max Homa (68), Alex Noren (67) and Adam Hadwin (68).
Matsuyama, the Masters champion who won in Scottsdale in 2016 and 2017, is making his first start since winning the Sony Open a month ago in Hawaii. Hoge won at Pebble Beach last week for his first PGA Tour title.
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SCOTTSDALE, AZ — Maricopa County has experienced its fourth West Nile Virus death this year as a Scottsdale man went from sitting on his back porch to the emergency room in less than a week.
Donald Streets, 86, died on Friday, September 17, after contracting the West Nile Virus. His son suspects Streets contracted the virus while sitting outside at his home on Tuesday, August 31.
“He said, ‘Oh it’s beautiful outside you should go out on your deck,'” said Ramin Streets, Donald Street’s son, reading a text message his dad sent to him. “So I knew he was out there.”
That text was sent on a Tuesday, by Friday, Donald Streets was feeling ill. Not long after, he was being admitted to the emergency room.
“He was getting unsteady on his feet, his hands were shaking,” said his son. “This was a two-week crash and it was a surprise. The family is in shock, I’m in shock.”
Ramin Streets opted for doctors to test his dad for West Nile Virus, confirming the diagnosis just days before his death.
Donald Streets is the fourth person in Maricopa County to die of the West Nile Virus this year. So far, there have been 90 reported cases, a major jump from 2020, when there were only three cases and one death for the entire year.
According to the CDC, symptoms of the West Nile Virus range from fever and dizziness to loss of sight and paralysis. Symptoms can express anywhere from three to 14 days.
Ramin Streets hopes by sharing his dad’s story, he can prevent other elderly people, who are more susceptible to illness from the West Nile Virus, from contracting the virus.
“People who are roughly his age, I would say 70 plus, if we have summers this wet, I mean stay indoors, don’t risk this. You don’t want to go through what he went through,” said Ramin.