TACOMA, Wash. - Former NBA star Shawn Kemp was released from jail on Thursday after a drive-by shooting investigation in Tacoma.
Prosecutors say right now they are not filing charges against the former SuperSonic.Kemp was booked into jail in connection with a drive-by shooting outside the Tacoma Mall, but was released a day later after no charges were filed.
The shooting call came into police just before 2 p.m. on Wednesday. Shots were fired from a passing vehicle in the parking lot on the northeast side of the mall near the Courtesy Tire store.Police said nobody was hurt in the shooting, and that the suspect initially identified as a 53-year-old man was detained at the scene.Multiple sources confirmed to FOX 13 News that Kemp was the suspect.Shawn Kemp (Getty Images) Sources close to Kemp told FOX 13's David Rose that he had property stolen from his car on Tuesday, tracked his iPhone to Tacoma on Wednesday and when he approached the vehicle, a suspect shot at him.
He fired back in self-defense.On Thursday, the Pierce County Prosecuting Attorney's Office said it was not filing charges against Kemp: "The Prosecuting Attorney’s Office is not filing charges against Mr.