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 prev

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