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Former NBA star Shawn Kemp is released from jail after arrest in a drive-by shooting

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Former Seattle SuperSonics forward Shawn Kemp (center) was booked into jail Wednesday, on a felony charge stemming from a shooting. He's seen here last year, at a WNBA game between the Seattle Storm and the Chicago Sky. (Ted S. Warren/AP)

Former Seattle SuperSonics star Shawn Kemp has been released from jail after his involvement in a Wednesday shooting in Tacoma, Wash., according to police records. No one was reportedly hurt in the incident.

Adam Faber, a spokesperson for the Pierce County, Wash., Prosecutor's Office, told NPR in an emailed statement on Thursday that charges weren't immediately being filed against Kemp, and that he was being released from jail pending further investigation.

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