The Brief
- Prosecutors are seeking reconsideration of Shawn Kemp’s sentence for a 2023 shooting at Tacoma Mall.
- Kemp received 30 days home detention and community service for second-degree assault.
- A hearing on the sentence reconsideration is scheduled for September 9.
TACOMA, Wash. – Pierce County prosecutors are asking a judge to reconsider the sentence handed down to Shawn Kemp for a 2023 shooting at the Tacoma Mall.
What they’re saying:
A motion from the Pierce County Prosecuting Attorney claims Kemp committed a violent offense, therefore his sentence should have imposed a punishment that should not have spared him jail time.
Kemp received an “exceptional sentence” of 30 days home detention and 240 hours of community service for his second-degree assault charge, which he previously pleaded guilty to. Judge Michael Schwartz cited “substantial and compelling” reasons from the defense in making the sentencing decision.…