Pierce County prosecutors are requesting former Seattle Supersonics star Shawn Kemp to serve nine months in jail.

Kemp pleaded guilty to second-degree assault after shooting at a stolen car last year. He tracked his stolen phone to Tacoma Mall and fired three shots at the suspects in March 2023.

According to police body cam video from that day obtained by KIRO 7, he told officers he fired in self-defense. No one was hurt.

Prosecutors are pushing for the maximum sentence because Kemp tossed the gun into some nearby bushes and didn’t tell police he fired until they asked.

They say that’s why they’re pushing for the maximum sentence. Kemp’s defense team can still argue for less — or even no jail time — this week before his sentencing.

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