Former NBA star Shawn Kemp pleads guilty to Seattle area mall shooting

Shawn Kemp, who spent the bulk of his NBA vocation with the Seattle SuperSonics, entered a blameworthy plea successful the 2023 shooting extracurricular the Tacoma Mall successful Washington state.

The Pierce County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office confirmed that Kemp admitted to second-degree battle successful the incident. The six-time NBA All-Star initially faced charges for first-degree battle with a firearm. Prosecutors aboriginal tacked connected a 2nd number of first-degree battle and a complaint of drive-by shooting.

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Former NBA player, Shawn Kemp is seen connected the tract anterior to a crippled betwixt the Seattle Seahawks and the Buffalo Bills astatine Lumen Field connected Oct. 27, 2024, successful Seattle, Washington. (Jane Gershovich/Getty Images)

If helium had been convicted connected the archetypal charges, the 55-year-old could person been up against a considerably longer situation sentence. Tacoma constabulary received a telephone stating shots were fired from a passerby's conveyance successful the parking batch of the Tacoma Mall, FOX 13 reported successful March 2023.

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The erstwhile NBA halfway reportedly claimed spot was stolen from his car and helium tracked his iPhone to the Tacoma Mall. 

A root adjacent to Kemp said erstwhile the retired NBA subordinate approached the vehicle, a fishy changeable astatine him, and helium fired backmost successful self-defense. Police said cipher was injured successful the shooting.

Shawn Kemp #40 of the Seattle Supersonics looks connected during a crippled played astatine the Arco Arena successful Sacramento. (Rocky Widner/NBAE via Getty Images)

Two individuals wrong the car stay successful constabulary custody connected unrelated charges. 

Video of the incidental was shared connected societal media. Some of the video footage appeared to contradict Kemp's relationship of the events successful question.

Forward Shawn Kemp of the Seattle Supersonics gazes up astatine the people committee arsenic helium takes an accidental to drawback his enactment betwixt plays during the Sonics 107-86 triumph implicit the Chicago Bulls successful the NBA Championship Finals connected Jun. 12, 1996. (Getty Images)

Kemp inactive faces the anticipation of situation time. A second-degree battle successful Washington carries a maximum condemnation of up to 10 years successful situation and a $20,000 fine. Sentencing is scheduled for Aug. 22.

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Kemp played successful the NBA from 1989 to 2003. He was a first-round prime of the SuperSonics and played for the squad until the 1996-97 season. Seattle played the Michael Jordan-led Chicago Bulls successful the 1996 NBA Finals and mislaid successful six games.

Kemp aboriginal played with the Cleveland Cavaliers, Portland Trail Blazers and Orlando Magic. He finished his vocation with a 14.6 points per crippled mean on with 8.4 rebounds and 1.6 assists.

Fox News' Ryan Gaydos contributed to this report.

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