Suspect charged after shooting two Southgate officers

Southgate police manhunt ends in suspect's arrest

Here is how dozens of responding officers tracked down a 20-year-old suspect who allegedly shot two Southgate police officers that responded to reports of the man waiving a gun around.

SOUTHGATE, Mich. (FOX 2) - A man who triggered an hours-long manhunt after two Southgate police officers were shot and hospitalized has been charged, the Wayne County prosecutor announced Sunday.

Jeremiah Kemp, 20, of Wayne, faces multiple charges: three counts of assault with intent to murder, three counts of assault with intent to do great bodily harm, one count of discharging a firearm causing serious impairment, one count of carrying a concealed weapon, and seven counts of felony firearm.

Jeremiah Kent

The backstory:

Around 4 p.m. on June 19, officials say three Southgate police officers were dispatched to the Reserve Apartments on Northline Road at Village Park Drive, where it is alleged that Kemp was on the second floor with a handgun. 

The officers found him in a laundry room, where he reportedly fired and struck two officers in their legs. Both officers are expected to recover. 

A third officer was not injured.

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Kemp was allegedly on the second floor with a handgun. The officers found him in a laundry room, where he fired and struck two officers in their legs. Both officers are expected to recover. A third officer was not injured.

Following the shooting, Kemp reportedly jumped out of a second-story window and fled the scene. 

Authorities located and arrested him several hours later.

What's next:

Kemp is scheduled to be arraigned on Sunday.