SOUTHGATE, Mich. (WXYZ) — Southgate police say they have taken the suspect in the shootings of two officers into custody. More details are expected to be released soon. The entire city had been placed under a shelter-in-place order while the search was conducted.
The suspect is identified as 20-year-old Jeremiah Christian Kemp. He is described as 5'5" tall and weighing about 120 pounds. He was believed to be armed and dangerous.
Two Southgate police officers were shot and taken to the hospital after an incident at a Southgate apartment complex, according to Southgate police. Officials say they responded to a weapons call around 4:10 p.m.
It happened at the Village on the Park and The Reserve at Southgate apartments on Northline, east of I-75.
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Police say when officers arrived on the scene, they began looking for the man who had reportedly been waving a gun around inside. They encountered him quickly near a second-floor laundry room. When they made contact, he pulled out a gun and began shooting. Both officers, two men, were stuck once in their legs.
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Officials said both officers are in stable condition and with family. The officers are a five-year veteran and a 10-year veteran with the department.
“It’s not the call that you want to receive to hear one officer and then to find out that we have two officers shot. It’s a gut punch,” Southgate Police Chief Mark Mydlarz said. “Law enforcement officers go out here every day to do their job and help people and protect the community. And to get that call where two police officers are shot, it’s sickened.”
Multiple agencies from across Downriver responded to the scene.
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