
Kemp pleads guilty to assault charge in shooting
created: May 28, 2025, 12:22 p.m. | updated: May 28, 2025, 5:12 p.m.
TACOMA, Wash. -- Former NBA star Shawn Kemp pleaded guilty to an assault charge Tuesday for shooting at two men inside a vehicle in a Washington state mall parking lot.
Kemp, 55, pleaded guilty to second-degree assault in Pierce County Superior Court as part of a plea agreement, according to the county Prosecuting Attorney's Office.
The Toyota 4Runner the men were inside and another vehicle were damaged in the March 2023 shooting, but the men were not hurt.
Kemp was initially charged with one count of first-degree assault with a firearm enhancement, but prosecutors last week added another count of assault as well as a drive-by shooting charge, The Seattle Times reported.
As part of his plea, Kemp cannot have a firearm and will be required to provide a sample for a law enforcement DNA database.
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