Police in Washington state arrested Shawn Kemp on Wednesday (March 9) at Tacoma Mall following a taking pictures incident. Officers booked Kemp into the Pierce County Jail on one drive-by-shooting cost at 5:58 pm native time, per county information.
Tacoma Police Division tweeted in regards to the taking pictures however didn’t determine the previous NBA star by title. Nevertheless, they are saying the occupants of two vehicles received into an altercation at about 1:58 pm close to the Tacoma Mall parking zone. The disagreement led to photographs fired, however one automobile fled the scene.
At 1:58 pm, an altercation between the occupants of two vehicles led to photographs being fired at a parking zone within the 4500 blk of S. Steele St. One automobile fled. No accidents had been reported. A gun was recovered. A 53-yr-old male was booked for Drive-By Taking pictures. The investigation is ongoing. pic.twitter.com/XTIeU1I4Jj
— Tacoma Police Division (@TacomaPD) March 9, 2023
Shawn, 53, was arrested with out incident on the scene, per NBC affiliate KING-TV. Police additionally recovered a gun on the scene, however its proprietor stays unclear. The investigation is ongoing.
Video footage captured a person in a pink vest seemingly arguing with one other particular person. The person within the vest is standing within the parking zone, in between vehicles, and motions his arm towards the opposite particular person earlier than what feels like one shot rings out.
Video of Shawn Kemp pulling the set off 😳 pic.twitter.com/JMfTxdV8Vl
— NBACentral (@TheNBACentral) March 9, 2023
Right here’s How Washington State Defines A Drive-By Taking pictures
Although the pink vest shooter is outdoors of a automobile, the taking pictures may nonetheless qualify as a drive-by if the shooter was close to the automobile they or the gun had been transported in.
The legislation reads:
“An individual is responsible of drive-by taking pictures when she or he recklessly discharges a firearm as outlined in RCW 9.41.010 in a fashion which creates a considerable danger of demise or critical bodily harm to a different particular person and the discharge is both from a motorcar or from the quick space of a motorcar that was used to move the shooter or the firearm or each to the scene of the discharge.”
In keeping with a photograph obtained by TMZ, Kemp was sporting an identical pink vest whereas touring a hashish develop home earlier than the incident on Wednesday.
Fox13 Seattle reported that sources near Kemp say he fired in self-defense. The sources declare Kemp’s property, together with an iPhone, was stolen from his automobile on Tuesday. Kemp allegedly tracked the merchandise to Tacoma on Wednesday however stated a suspect reportedly fired at him when he approached the automobile he believed his stolen property was in.
Right now, police haven’t reported any accidents from the taking pictures. Nevertheless, if convicted on the category B felony cost, Shawn might withstand 10 years in jail and/or a $20,000 fantastic.
