Two Southgate officers shot, suspect arrested

Man suspected of shooting Southgate officers arrested

Police say the incident happened on Northline Road at Village Park Drive at 4:10 p.m. at the Reserve Apartment where officers responded to a call of a man waiving a gun around. When they arrived, police say the suspect took out a gun and shot two officers in the leg. The man then jumped from the second story window and fled the scene. Both officers are in the hospital and are expected to be okay.

SOUTHGATE, Mich. (FOX 2) - A man has been arrested after two Southgate officers were shot and taken to a hospital on Thursday afternoon.

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What they're saying:

Police say the shooting happened on Northline Road at Village Park Drive at 4:10 p.m. at the Reserve Apartments.

There, officers responded to a call of a man waiving a weapon around. When they arrived, police say the suspect took out a gun and shot two officers in the leg.

The man then jumped from the second story window and fled the scene.

One person, the suspect's friend, was placed in custody. Officials then searched for the suspect, who was wearing a tether and cut it.

Dig deeper:

According to authorities, the alleged shooter was identified as 20-year-old Jeremiah Christian Kemp, who was described by police as a black man wearing a black shirt and black shorts.

At the time, he was last seen near the apartment complex.

A shelter-in-place order was issued for residents in the area of Northline and the I-75 overpass for about four and a half hours.

A grid search involved upwards of 75 officers, from local to federal agencies, along with K9s and air support.

Police say during the search they had an apartment of interest to search for and when they did, they found and arrested the suspected shooter. It's unclear if he was with people he knew or just people harboring him.

He was taken into custody without anyone else getting hurt.

According to court records, Kemp has three tickets in Southgate since March.