Former Seattle SuperSonics star Shawn Kemp is facing one count of first-degree assault in a shooting last month outside a mall in Tacoma, Washington
, according to the Pierce County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office. Kemp, 53, was first arrested hours after the March 8 incident in what online court records and a Pierce County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson labeled a drive-by shooting outside the mall. But the prosecutor announced the next day no immediate charges would be filed and the former NBA star was released.
In the probable cause declaration for the charge, a detective “reported that the defendant’s account of the shooting at the Tacoma Mall included statements that were not corroborated by the surveillance video.” “Kemp was adamant in his interview that he had retreated to his vehicle after he was shot at, and then shot back at . However, the video clearly showed Kemp getting the revolver out of the backpack as soon as he gets out of his Porsche,” the document states.
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