Indy native and former NBA star Shawn Kemp is facing one count of first-degree assault in a shooting last month outside a mall in Tacoma, Washington.
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.
An arraignment for the charge is scheduled May 4, according to the prosecuting attorney's office. Assault in the first degree is a Class A felony in Washington. "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.
Responding officers found a .357 caliber revolver in a bush, and authorities say a witness provided a video of the shooting, which showed a tall Black man in a"red puffy vest, firing shots." Authorities say in the court documents that Kemp was identified"as the person in the video."
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