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Ex-Sonics star Kemp arrested in connection with drive-by shooting

Ex-Sonics star Kemp arrested in connection with drive-by shooting

Seattle, Washington state, 9 March 2023 (tca/dpa/MIA) - Former Seattle Sonics star Shawn Kemp was arrested Wednesday evening in Pierce County in connection with a drive-by shooting in Tacoma, south of Seattke according to multiple reports.

Kemp was booked shortly before 6 pm, according to Pierce County Corrections.

Shortly before 2 pm, an "altercation" between the occupants of two cars led to shots being fired in a parking lot near the Tacoma Mall in the 4500 block of South Steele Street, according to the Tacoma Police Department.

One car fled. Police recovered a gun and arrested Kemp. No injuries were reported.

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