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Zaire Wade Arrested in Burbank on Domestic Violence

6/28/2026

Summary

Zaire Wade Arrested

Police arrested Zaire Wade, son of NBA star Dwyane Wade, in Burbank on June 21 after a 911 call reported a screaming woman.
Officers found Wade and a cut-injured woman, seized a handgun, booked him on felony domestic-violence, criminal-threat and false-imprisonment charges, issued a protective order and released him on a $50,000 bond.
Detectives will forward the case to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office, though no charges have been filed.

Summary

Wade Highlights Support

Dwyane Wade said his son Zaire called him “Superman” during a 2025 interview with Jenna & Friends.
Zaire posted on Instagram in 2020 “lay my life down” in support of his sister Zaya’s transgender coming-out.
Wade disclosed his 2023 kidney-cancer battle while thanking his family, including Zaire, for their help.
The article provides the 24/7 National Domestic Violence Hotline number (1-800-799-7233) and its multilingual website for victims.

History

Historical Context

President Bill Clinton signed the Violence Against Women Act on September 13, 1994, creating the DOJ’s Office on Violence Against Women and allocating $1.6 billion for shelters, grants and a national hotline. The 1981-82 Minneapolis experiment spurred mandatory-arrest policies that VAWA codified. Today the Los Angeles Police Department’s arrest of Zaire Wade after a 911 call reflects that federal framework.

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Zaire Wade Arrested

Police arrested Zaire Wade, son of NBA star Dwyane Wade, in Burbank on June 21 after a 911 call reported a screaming woman.
Officers found Wade and a cut-injured woman, seized a handgun, booked him on felony domestic-violence, criminal-threat and false-imprisonment charges, issued a protective order and released him on a $50,000 bond.
Detectives will forward the case to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office, though no charges have been filed.

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