Shawn Kemp

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Ex-NBA star Shawn Kemp booked on felony drive-by-shooting charge (ESPN)

Former NBA star Shawn Kemp was arrested Wednesday and booked in a Pierce County (Washington) jail in connection with a drive-by shooting.

Tacoma police said an altercation between occupants of two vehicles near the Tacoma Mall led to shots being fired early Wednesday afternoon. No injuries were reported, and one of the cars fled the scene, according to a release from the police department on social media. [Shawn Kemp](https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/420/shawn-kemp) was arrested Wednesday and booked in a Pierce County (Washington) jail in connection with a drive-by shooting.

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Ex-Sonics star Shawn Kemp arrested in connection with drive-by ... (The Seattle Times)

Basketball star Shawn Kemp was arrested Wednesday evening in Pierce County in connection to a drive-by shooting in Tacoma.

He opened a second shop earlier this month in Sodo. Unhappy with his contract situation, Kemp forced a trade out of Seattle after the 1996-97 season. Kemp, who played in six NBA All-Star Games, teamed with point guard Gary Payton to form one of the league’s top duos. He quickly became known for his high-flying, athletic dunks. Kemp was a major part of the Sonics’ successful run in the 1990s. Former Seattle Sonics star Shawn Kemp was arrested Wednesday in Pierce County in connection with a shooting in Tacoma, according to multiple reports.

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Former Sonics player Shawn Kemp booked into Pierce County Jail ... (KING5.com)

At around 2 p.m. Tacoma officers responded to a shooting at the Tacoma Mall. Police have not confirmed Kemp's involvement.

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Shawn Kemp booked in alleged drive-by shooting in Washington (New York Post)

The Tacoma Police Department tweeted on Wednesday that there were shots fired following an altercation between the occupants of two cars in a parking lot. One ...

He had previously been arrested for drug possession in Washington in 2005, for which he was formally charged and pleaded guilty. According to Tacoma Police, a 53-year-old male was booked for drive-by shooting and that there is an ongoing investigation. Shawn Kemp, a six-time NBA All-Star, has been booked in an alleged drive-by shooting in Washington.

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Former Sonics Star Shawn Kemp Arrested in Connection With ... (Rolling Stone)

Former Seattle Sonics NBA All-Star Shawn Kemp was arrested Wednesday evening by the Tacoma police in connection to a drive-by shooting.

“We’re not going to stop with the process here until we get the actual Sonics back,” Kemp told Kemp was a first-round draft pick in the 1989 NBA draft, and is a six-time NBA All-Star. According to Pierce County Corrections, the 53-year-old former basketball player was booked just before 6 p.m.

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Sonics Legend Shawn Kemp Arrested After Alleged Drive-By Shooting (TMZ)

Former NBA star Shawn Kemp was arrested following an alleged drive-by shooting Wednesday in Washington.

in hopes of reviving the Sonics. and played for the Seattle SuperSonics, Cleveland Cavaliers, Portland Trail Blazers and Orlando Magic over the course of his 14-year career, averaging 14 points and eight rebounds a game. Shawn Kemp Arrested After Alleged Drive-By Shooting [Shawn Kemp](https://www.tmz.com/people/shawn-kemp/) was arrested following an alleged drive-by shooting Wednesday in Washington ... Sonics Legend Shawn Kemp Arrested After Alleged Drive-By Shooting 53-year-old Kemp -- a six-time All-Star -- was booked for felony drive-by shooting at 5:58 PM and is still in custody at the Pierce County Jail, according to records.

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VIDEO: Shawn Kemp booked into Pierce County Jail for drive-by ... (Q13 FOX (Seattle))

A FOX 13 viewer captured the moments after gunfire broke out at the Tacoma Mall, where Seattle SuperSonics legend Shawn Kemp was arrested as part of a drive-by ...

And [sign up for BREAKING NEWS emails](https://www.q13fox.com/newsletters) delivered straight to your inbox. He fired back in self-defense. The shooting call came into police just before 2 p.m. Kemp was arrested in 2005 in Shoreline for investigation of drug possession and in 2006 in another drug investigation in Texas. Kemp was booked into jail in connection with a drive-by shooting outside the Sources close to Kemp say the shooting was in self-defense.

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NBA great Shawn Kemp jailed on felony drive-by shooting charge (The Guardian)

Six-time NBA All-Star Shawn Kemp was booked into jail on Wednesday on a drive-by-shooting charge, according to Pierce County inmate records.

He also averaged 8.4 rebounds, 9.6 with the Sonics. He was an All-Star six straight seasons and three times made the All-NBA second team. Multiple outlets subsequently corroborated the report.

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Former Seattle SuperSonics star Shawn Kemp arrested following ... (USA TODAY)

Six-time NBA All-Star Shawn Kemp has been arrested in connection to a drive-by shooting near the Tacoma Mall on Wednesday. No one was injured.

He was arrested again in 2006 in Houston, Texas, for [possession of marijuana](https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=2526640). Kemp's on-court play was marred by several run-ins with the law. A gun was recovered," the department [drug possession charges](https://web.archive.org/web/20070929131831/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sports/2002230356_webkemparrested04.html) after he was found with cocaine, marijuana and a semiautomatic pistol during a traffic stop. Tacoma Police said "an altercation between the occupants of 2 cars led to shots being fired at a parking lot" shortly before 2 p.m. "One car fled.

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Shawn Kemp held in connection with an alleged drive-by shooting ... (CBSSports.com)

Shawn Kemp, the six-time NBA All-Star and Seattle Supersonics legend, has been booked in relation to an investigation of a drive-by shooting, according to ...

He has operated a number of businesses in the Seattle area over the years. The shooting occurred near the Tacoma Mall, and the investigation is ongoing. Kemp was detained again in 2006, this time in Houston, for misdemeanor marijuana possession. "At 1:58 pm, an altercation between the occupants of two cars led to shots being fired at a parking lot in the 4500 block of S. A 53-year-old male was booked for Drive-By Shooting. One car fled," the Tacoma Police Department

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Former NBA, Sonics Star Shawn Kemp Booked on Felony Drive-By ... (NBC Bay Area)

Shawn Kemp, 53, was arrested on Wednesday and booked in a Pierce County jail in Washington on a felony drive-by-shooting charge.

After being drafted with the No. The Tacoma Police Department said at 1:58 p.m. Kemp, 53, was booked on the felony charge at 5:58 p.m.

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Former Seattle SuperSonics star Shawn Kemp booked for ... (The Athletic)

Kemp was booked at 5:58 p.m. PT according to documents filed by the Tacoma Police Department.

A 53-yr-old male was booked for Drive-By Shooting. A gun was recovered. Steele St,” the department

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Former NBA star Shawn Kemp arrested in connection with a drive ... (CNN)

Former Seattle SuperSonics forward Shawn Kemp, center, attends a WNBA basketball game between the Seattle Storm and the Chicago Sky on May 18, 2022, in Seattle.

Kemp, a six-time NBA All-Star, played 14 seasons in the league from 1989 to 2003, notably for the Seattle SuperSonics for his first eight years. Kemp also played for the Cleveland Cavaliers, Portland Trail Blazers and Orlando Magic. The 53-year-old was in the Pierce County jail on Wednesday, sheriff’s office spokeperson Darren Moss Jr.

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Former NBA star Shawn Kemp arrested on felony drive-by shooting ... (The Washington Post)

Former NBA player Shawn Kemp was booked into jail in Washington state on Wednesday on a felony charge of drive-by shooting, according to Pierce County ...

During the decade of the 1990s, he never averaged fewer than 15.0 points and 8.4 rebounds, and he had at least a 17.2 player efficiency rating in each of those 10 seasons. Drive-by shooting is listed as a class B felony in Washington law. After spending eight seasons with Seattle, Kemp had a three-year run with the Cleveland Cavaliers before moving to the Portland Trail Blazers and Orlando Magic to finish his 14-year career. Drafted 17th overall by Seattle in 1989, the 6-foot-10 Kemp was known for his athleticism and ferocious in-game dunks. That driver was said to have “fired off several rounds” before later being arrested “without incident.” Police said they also recovered a gun. Authorities are continuing to look into the incident.

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Ex-Sonics star Shawn Kemp arrested in connection with drive-by ... (The Spokesman-Review)

Former Seattle Sonics star Shawn Kemp was arrested Wednesday evening in Pierce County in connection with a drive-by shooting in Tacoma, according to ...

Gifts processed in this system are not tax deductible, but are predominately used to help meet the local financial requirements needed to receive national matching-grant funds. Former Seattle Sonics star Shawn Kemp was arrested Wednesday evening in Pierce County in connection with a drive-by shooting in Tacoma, according to multiple reports. Ex-Sonics star Shawn Kemp arrested in connection with drive-by shooting

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Video Shows Shawn Kemp Fire Gun Before Drive-By Arrest (TMZ)

Ex-NBA star Shawn Kemp fired a gun during a parking lot altercation prior to his arrest ... footage obtained by TMZ Sports shows.

Kemp claims he was purely acting out of self-defense. [Fox 13](https://www.q13fox.com/news/suspect-arrested-after-drive-by-shooting-in-tacoma-mall-parking-lot) Kemp was attempting to retrieve items he claimed were stolen on Tuesday ... Witnesses tell us they heard multiple gunshots before pulling their phones out to record the incident ... appearing to yell something before pulling the trigger at least once outside a Tacoma, Washington shopping mall around 2:00 PM. and claim they saw Kemp drive around the parking lot and ditched his gun in a bush before talking to police. Video Shows Shawn Kemp Fire Gun Before Drive-By Arrest

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Shawn Kemp, former NBA star, arrested on felony drive-by shooting ... (NBC News)

Officers responded to reports of shots fired in an altercation between the occupants of two vehicles in Tacoma just before 2 p.m. local time, ...

Kemp is a former star player for the Seattle SuperSonics, now the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Pierce County Sheriff’s Department did not immediately respond to an overnight request for comment. ET) the Tacoma Police Department said in a A suspect named Shawn Travis Kemp was booked into a Pierce County jail just before 6 p.m. A firearm was recovered from the scene, they said. ET) on a felony drive-by shooting charge, county records showed.

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Retired NBA star Shawn Kemp held after drive-by shooting (CBS News)

The Seattle Supersonics legend allegedly fired shots from his vehicle into another in a mall parking lot in Tacoma, Wash., then fled.

He's operated a number of businesses in the Seattle area over the years. In 2006, he was arrested for alleged drug possession in Washington after, police said, he and another man were found with cocaine, marijuana, and a semiautomatic pistol. Another clip shows the man pulled over by police and being placed in handcuffs. Moments later, the man is seen getting in the car and speeding away. "The victim vehicle fled the area," the police report continued. A firearm was recovered from the scene."

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Shawn Kemp, Former NBA Star, Arrested in Drive-By Shooting (The Wall Street Journal)

Officers responded to reports of shots being fired in the parking lot of the Tacoma Mall, around 30 miles south of Seattle, just before 2 p.m. local time on ...

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Shawn Kemp, the former NBA superstar, is arrested over a shooting ... (NPR)

People close to Kemp say the case is one of self-defense, after the former Seattle SuperSonics star allegedly tracked down a stolen iPhone.

[Online records](https://linxonline.co.pierce.wa.us/linxweb/Booking/GetBooking.cfm?booking_id=2023067019) show Shawn Travis Kemp was booked into the Pierce County Jail shortly after the police report, on a felony charge of a drive-by shooting. The franchise moved to Oklahoma City roughly a decade after Seattle traded Kemp to the Cleveland Cavaliers. [sporting events](https://thecomeback.com/nhl/seattle-kraken-players-show-off-jerseys-at-expansion-draft-shawn-kemp-wears-a-very-undersized-shirt.html) and launching business ventures. The formal charge against Kemp, 53, accuses him of a drive-by shooting. He fired back in self-defense." No one was reportedly hurt in the incident.

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Former NBA player Shawn Kemp arrested on drive-by shooting ... (The Hill)

According to the report, Kemp, 53, was booked into a Pierce County jail on Wednesday afternoon after shots were fired in an altercation that happened around 1: ...

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Former NBA star Shawn Kemp arrested on shooting charge (The Livingston Enterprise)

Former NBA star Shawn Kemp was arrested and charged in connection with a drive-by shooting in Tacoma, Washington, and is scheduled to appear in court.

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Shawn Kemp: Retired NBA legend detained after a drive-by shooting (BBC News)

An argument in a parking lot led to gunfire by one man believed to be Shawn Kemp, police say.

Mr Kemp was arrested again in 2006, in Houston, on misdemeanour marijuana possession charges. Mr Kemp then climbed into a Porsche, which the stationed confirmed is registered to Mr Kemp, and sped way. The video shows a man in a red vest believed to be Mr Kemp waving his arms and pointing at another vehicle that drove off.

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Former Sonics star Shawn Kemp arrested on suspicion of drive-by ... (KIRO Seattle)

Kemp, 53, was booked into the Pierce County Jail Wednesday afternoon after being arrested near the Tacoma Mall. KIRO 7 obtained video shot outside the mall ...

“But like a drive-by shooting, Shawn Kemp — he’s not shooting basketballs, right?” “And then I ran over there and locked all my doors and started videotaping it.” “I was helping a customer and I heard a couple shots, and the mail lady was coming in and she said, ‘The guy in the red vest just shot somebody,’” said a witness that wished to remain anonymous.

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Former NBA star Shawn Kemp being released following arrest (NBA.com)

Kemp was booked for investigation of felony drive-by shooting, but no charges were filed.

The shooting followed an altercation between people in two vehicles; one car fled and a gun was recovered, police said. Wednesday in Tacoma, online jail records show. Kemp, 53, was booked for investigation of felony drive-by shooting shortly before 6 p.m.

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Ex-NBA star Shawn Kemp being released, not facing charges (ESPN)

No charges are immediately being filed against former NBA star Shawn Kemp following his arrest in a drive-by shooting in Washington, prosecutors said ...

Kemp's attorney, Scott Boatman, said in a statement to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski on Thursday that Kemp's car was broken into and numerous items, including an iPhone were stolen. Kemp tracked his iPhone to an occupied car, and was shot at when he approached the vehicle. Tacoma police said an altercation between occupants of two vehicles near the Tacoma Mall led to shots being fired early Wednesday afternoon.

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Former NBA star Shawn Kemp held in connection with an alleged ... (CBSSports.com)

Shawn Kemp, the six-time NBA All-Star and Seattle Supersonics legend, has been booked in relation to an investigation of a drive-by shooting, according to ...

He has operated a number of businesses in the Seattle area over the years. In 2006, he was arrested for drug possession in Washington after he and another man were found with cocaine, marijuana, and a semiautomatic pistol. "At 1:58 pm, an altercation between the occupants of two cars led to shots being fired at a parking lot in the 4500 block of S. Mr. The shooting occurred near the Tacoma Mall, and the investigation is ongoing. Kemp has dealt with other legal problems in the past.

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Shawn Kemp: A timeline of events (The Seattle Times)

Shawn Kemp made his Sonics debut at age 20 in 1989 and became one of the NBA's most dominant power forwards. Here's a timeline of his career and afterward.

But he returned to the U.S. Kemp and his friend later pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge and were sentenced to five days at home with an electronic monitoring device. Kemp signs a seven-year deal with the Cavaliers worth $107 million. to check on his Houston home after Hurricane Ike Sonics eventually fall in six games to Michael Jordan’s Chicago Bulls in the NBA Finals. “[The court system] is not a place I’m familiar with, and you shall not see me in a position like this again.” I’m tired of hearing about it, man. Named a McDonald’s All-American after a four-year varsity career at Concord High School in Elkhart, Indiana. “Because people are tired of hearing about this stuff. At the time, Kemp had been working his way into shape in hopes of making a comeback in the NBA. [with a friend in Shoreline](https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/former-supersonic-shawn-kemp-arrested/) after police found in his vehicle a bag containing 1.2 grams of cocaine and marijuana, and a loaded 9-millimeter handgun registered to Kemp, who said the drugs belonged to his friend. [to lead the Sonics to the 1996 NBA Finals](https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/nba/oral-history-of-seattles-last-great-nba-team-the-1995-96-sonics/).

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