Former NBA Seattle SuperSonics star Shawn Kemp pleaded guilty Tuesday to second-degree assault for shooting at an occupied car outside the Tacoma Mall after he’d tracked his stolen cell phone to the parking lot.

The guilty plea came just as his trial was expected to begin Tuesday with jury selection.

Kemp, 55, was initially charged with first-degree assault for the March 8, 2023 shooting. Last week prosecutors brought an additional first-degree assault charge against him and a charge of drive-by shooting, according to the Pierce County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office.

When prosecutors first brought criminal charges against Kemp, they weren’t aware that there were two people in the Toyota 4Runner that Kemp had fired upon. Police said neither of the two men in the vehicle were hurt.

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