Shawn Kemp was one of TWO SHOOTERS in a mall parking lot, according to police
REVEALED: Former NBA star Shawn Kemp was one of TWO SHOOTERS in a mall parking lot before being arrested for an alleged trespassing, according to recently surfaced police dispatch calls.
Retired NBA star Shawn Kemp may not have been the only shooter in a Tacoma, Washington, mall parking lot on Wednesday, where he was arrested in an alleged drive-by shooting. The officers were actually responding to a report of “two suspects shooting each other,” according to dispatch audio obtained by TMZ.
The 53-year-old Seattle SuperSonics legend was arrested by police at 5:58 p.m. Pacific time (8:58 p.m. EST) on Wednesday, just hours after being involved in an alleged drive-by shooting involving two cars in a shopping center parking lot. .
Fox 13 reported in the early hours of Thursday morning that Kemp “had property stolen from his car on Tuesday and traced his iPhone to Tacoma on Wednesday.”
Now TMZ reports there were two shooters, though it’s unclear who fired first. The basketball legend is alleged to have confronted the suspect, who then shot Kemp, with Kemp responding in self-defense.
A police report Wednesday revealed shots were fired in a parking lot near the 4500 block of South Steele Street, near the Courtesy Tire store.
Shawn Kemp, above in 2021, was arrested in connection with a drive-by shooting on Wednesday
Pierce County Corrections website shows Kemp’s reservation at 5:58 p.m. Wednesday
Kemp is a legendary six-time NBA All-Star and played for the Seattle Supersonics for eight years.