Video Exhibits Shawn Kemp Hearth Gun Earlier than Drive-By Arrest

Ex-NBA star Shawn Kemp fired a gun throughout a car parking zone altercation previous to his felony arrest on Wednesday … footage obtained by TMZ Sports activities exhibits.

53-year-old Kemp — sporting a pink vest — approached a car and pointed his firearm … showing to yell one thing earlier than pulling the set off no less than as soon as exterior a Tacoma, Washington shopping center round 2:00 PM.

Witnesses inform us they heard a number of gunshots earlier than pulling their telephones out to file the incident … and declare they noticed Kemp drive across the car parking zone and ditched his gun in a bush earlier than speaking to police.

At one level, Kemp seems to aim to flag down police to go after the opposite car concerned.

Footage additionally exhibits cops looking out the car parking zone landscaping earlier than retrieving a handgun from a bush.

As we beforehand reported … Kemp was booked for felony drive-by taking pictures at 5:58 PM on the Pierce County Jail.

Sources inform Fox 13 Kemp was making an attempt to retrieve objects he claimed have been stolen on Tuesday … and as soon as he tracked down the property Wednesday afternoon, somebody opened fireplace on him first. Kemp claims he was purely appearing out of self-defense.