NBA, Sonics Legend Shawn Kemp Booked For Drive-By Shooting: Report
Not the comeback from the Rain Man we expected.
NBA and Seattle Sonics legend Shawn Kemp, 53, was arrested Wednesday afternoon for his involvement in a drive-by shooting.
According to the Tacoma Police Department, the altercation occurred at 1:58 p.m. (PST) — multiple shots were fired before one car fled. The scene, confirmed by ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski, involved two cars inside a parking lot near the Tacoma Mall in Tacoma, Washington. Kemp was reportedly detained within the Tacoma Mall property.
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No fatalities or injuries were reported from the incident. Authorities confirmed that a gun was found at the scene.
CREDIT: Pierce County Sheriff's Dept.
The department posted,
"At 1:58 pm, an altercation between the occupants of 2 cars led to shots being fired at a parking lot in the 4500 blk of S. Steele St. One car fled. No injuries were reported. A gun was recovered. A 53-year-old male was booked for Drive-By Shooting. The investigation is ongoing."
Pierce County Jail's database listed Shawn Travis Kemp, booked at 2:58 p.m. (PST).
Since retiring, Kemp has been an expert in hemp, opening up two cannabis stores in Seattle.
Kemp has been arrested several times since leaving the NBA.
