NEWNow you can listen to Pak Gazette articles!
Shawn Kemp, who spent most of his career in the NBA with the Seattle Supersonics, declared himself guilty in the 2023 shooting outside the Tacoma shopping center in the state of Washington.
The Pierce County Prosecutor’s Office confirmed that Kemp admitted a second degree assault on the incident. The six times there of the NBA initially faced first degree assault charges with a firearm. Prosecutors then obtained a second first -degree assault position and a shooting charge.
CLICK HERE for more sports coverage at Foxnews.com
The former NBA player, Shawn Kemp is seen in the field before a game between the Seattle Seahawks and the Buffalo Bills in Lumen Field on October 27, 2024, in Seattle, Washington. (Jane Gershovich/Getty Images)
If he had been convicted of the original positions, the 55 -year -old man could have faced a considerably longer prison sentence. The Tacoma Police received a call that indicated that the shots were fired from a passer -by vehicle in the parking lot of the Tacoma Shopping Center, Fox reported 13 in March 2023.
Olympic legend Mary Lou Retton arrested by DUI, according to records
According to the reports, the former center of the NBA said the property was stolen from his car and tracked his iPhone to the Tacoma Shopping Center.
A source close to Kemp said when the NBA retired player approached the vehicle, a suspect shot him and shot in self -defense. Police said no one was injured in the shooting.
Shawn Kemp #40 of the Seattle Supersonics watches during a game played in the sand arc in Sacramento. (Rocky Widner/NBAe through Getty Images)
Two people inside the car remain in police custody due to unrelated charges.
The incident video was shared on social networks. Some of the video images seemed to contradict Kemp’s story of the events in question.
The striker Shawn Kemp, of the Seattle Supersonics, takes place on the scoreboard while taking the opportunity to recover the breath between the plays during the victory of Sonics 107-86 over the Chicago Bulls at the end of the NBA championship on June 12, 1996. (Getty images)
Kemp still faces the possibility of imprisonment. A second degree assault in Washington has a maximum sentence of up to 10 years in prison and a fine of $ 20,000. The sentence is scheduled for August 22.
Kemp played in the NBA from 1989 to 2003. It was a first round of the Supersonics and played for the team until the 1996-97 season. Seattle touched Michael Jordan led Chicago Bulls In the 1996 NBA finals and lost in six games.
Kemp later played with the Cleveland Cavaliers, Portland Trail Blazers and Orlando Magic. He finished his career with an average of 14.6 points per game along with 8.4 rebounds and 1.6 assists.
