Mesa Man Indicted for Kidnapping, Police Shooting on U.S. 60

Mesa police arrested Isaac Kariuki on attempted murder after a targeted, early-morning shooting near Broadway and Alma School; the victim was hospitalized and is expected to be OK, and authorities say there is no ongoing threat to the community. Separately, 37-year-old Joseph Ortiz was indicted by a Maricopa County grand jury on eight counts — including kidnapping, two counts of aggravated assault, unlawful flight, theft, criminal damage, reckless driving and obstructing a highway — stemming from an Aug. 10 domestic-violence incident. Police say Ortiz forced his way into an apartment, threatened victims with a knife, tried to drag a woman into his truck, led officers on a multi-street pursuit that continued onto the U.S. 60, and was shot by an officer after bodycam footage shows him reach into his waistband and say, “I’ve got a gun.” Eyewitnesses, however, said they did not see Ortiz reach for his waistband, and no firearm was recovered when officers searched him; Ortiz was treated for non-life-threatening injuries and later booked. Ortiz is being held on a $150,000 cash-only bond, a trial date has not been scheduled, and the earlier chase temporarily closed portions of the Superstition Freeway for hours.