US EditionEx-NBA star Shawn Kemp sentenced in shooting case
Shawn Kemp was sentenced to 30 days of electronic home monitoring and 240 hours of community service after a court considered self-defense and theft provocation in the 2023 shooting.
- On August 23, 2025, former Seattle SuperSonics All-Star Shawn Kemp was sentenced to 30 days of electronic home monitoring for a 2023 Tacoma Mall shooting, with monitoring to start within two weeks, The Seattle Times reported.
- The incident began when Kemp's truck was burglarized, and he tracked his stolen phone to a Toyota 4Runner at Tacoma Mall, confronting the occupants there.
- Kemp pleaded guilty to second-degree assault after firing at two men in a Toyota 4Runner; prosecutors traced four shots, but no one was hurt in the March 2023 incident.
- He must serve one year under Washington state's Department of Corrections supervision and complete 240 hours of community service after Judge Michael Schwartz cited theft and shots fired as mitigating factors, rejecting prosecutors' nine-month jail request.
- Looking toward the future, Kemp said he intends to focus on outreach and gun-safety advocacy, supported by about 30 attendees including Marshawn Lynch, former NFL player, and Kemp's pastor.
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The Shawn Kemp sentence: He says his truck and cellphone were stolen and he returned fire at the thieves. Nobody was hurt but he's under electronic home monitoring
Former NBA star Shawn Kemp was sentenced Friday to 30 days of electronic home monitoring for shooting at two men inside a vehicle in a Washington state mall parking lot. Kemp must begin home monitoring within two weeks, The Seattle Times reported. He must also serve one year of state Department of Corrections supervision and complete 240 hours of community service. Prosecutors had recommended the six-time NBA All-Star be sentenced to nine months…
Fifty-five-year-old Shawn Kemp shot two men in a car who stole his cellphone, some sports memorabilia and a few personal items.
Former NBA star Shawn Kemp sentenced for Washington parking lot shooting
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Former NBA star Shawn Kemp was sentenced Friday to 30 days of electronic home monitoring for shooting at two men inside a vehicle in a Washington state mall parking lot.Kemp must begin home monitoring within two…
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