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The Tacoma Police Department tweeted that a
53-year-old man was "booked for Drive-By Shooting" after shots
were fired following an altercation between occupants of two
cars in a parking lot at 1:58 p.m. PT.
Pierce County inmate records show that Shawn Travis Kemp booked
into jail on a drive-by shooting charge at 5:58 p.m. PT.
Shawn Kemp the former basketball player is 53 and his middle
name is Travis. Multiple outlets subsequently corroborated the
report.
Drafted by Seattle out of Trinity Valley Community College in
Texas with the 17th overall pick in 1989, Kemp played the first
eight of his 14 career NBA seasons for the Sonics. He was an
All-Star six straight seasons and three times made the All-NBA
second team.
Known for his ability to fly high above the rim and throw down
thunderous dunks, Kemp averaged 14.6 points over his career
(16.2 with Seattle). He also averaged 8.4 rebounds, 9.6 with the
Sonics.
After playing in Seattle, Kemp spent three seasons with the
Cleveland Cavaliers, two with the Portland Trail Blazers and one
with the Orlando Magic, in his final season in 2002-03.
In 2005, Kemp was arrested in Seattle and charged with marijuana
and cocaine possession in his truck.
In 2020, Kemp was among a group who opened Shawn Kemp's
Cannabis, a marijuana dispensary in Seattle.
--Field Level Media
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