Report: Former NBA Star Shawn Kemp Booked in Connection with Drive-By Shooting

Fifty-three-year-old former NBA star Shawn Kemp was reportedly booked in connection with a Wednesday afternoon drive-by shooting in a Tacoma, Washington, parking lot.

A video purporting to show Kemp firing a gun at the scene has made its way onto the internet:

Video of Shawn Kemp shooting at another car in broad daylight. Apparently no one was hurt. pic.twitter.com/XhpTYTwXGz

— Troydan (@Troydan) March 9, 2023

The Tacoma Police Department tweeted about the incident:

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-yr-old male was booked for Drive-By Shooting. The investigation is ongoing. pic.twitter.com/XTIeU1I4Jj

— Tacoma Police Department (@TacomaPD) March 9, 2023

Although the Tacoma Police Department tweet did not name Kemp, CBS Sports reported “Kemp is listed on the Pierce County Corrections Booking website with the drive-by shooting listed as the charge.”

FOX 13 noted no one was injured in the shooting.

CBS Sports pointed out that Kemp was arrested in 2006 “for drug possession in Washington after he and another man were found with cocaine, marijuana, and a semiautomatic pistol.” That same year he was detained in Houston “for misdemeanor marijuana possession.”

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