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Shawn Kemp Sentenced to 30 Days of Home Confinement in Tacoma Parking-Lot Shooting Case

He took a plea to second-degree assault in May, closing the 2023 Tacoma case that left no one injured.

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Overview

  • Pierce County Superior Court Judge Michael Schwartz also ordered 12 months of community custody and 240 hours of community service.
  • Prosecutors had sought nine months in jail, while Kemp’s attorneys argued he should receive no additional time.
  • Kemp initially pleaded not guilty and claimed self-defense before accepting the lesser assault charge in May.
  • Court records state none of the rounds he fired struck anyone, and prosecutors say there is no evidence the other men fired first.
  • Former NFL running back Marshawn Lynch was among those who appeared in court to support Kemp at sentencing.