SOUTHGATE, Mich. (WXYZ) — A 20-year-old Wayne man has been charged after shooting two Southgate police officers earlier this week, the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office announced on Sunday morning.
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On Thursday, July 19, three Southgate officers were sent to 13200 Village Park Drive apartments for reports of a man on the second floor with a handgun.
Prosecutors say that Jeremiah Kemp shot officers Matthew Dube (left in photo above) and Jason Jones. Both officers were shot in the leg.
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Kemp jumped out of a window and fled from the area before being arrested a few hours after the double shooting.
Kemp has been charged with:
- Assault with Intent to Murder,
- Three counts of Assault with Intent to Do Great Bodily Harm
- One count of Discharge of a Firearm Causing Serious Impairment
- One count of Carrying a Concealed Weapon
- Seven counts of Felony Firearm.
If convicted, Kemp faces life in prison.
Kemp appeared at 36th District Court in Detroit earlier this morning, where he pled not guilty. The judge placed him on house arrest and GPS tether, issuing a million-dollar bond cash/surety. Kemp is set to appear in court two more times next month.
