WAYNE COUNTY, Mich. – The man accused of shooting two Southgate police officers in June was sentenced to prison on Friday.
Jeremiah Christian Kemp is accused of opening fire on three officers on June 19, 2025, striking two of them in the leg, and leading police on a manhunt until he was arrested hours later.
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Prosecutors said that the encounter began when police received reports of a man waving a gun at a Southgate apartment complex.
Prior to the shooting in June, Kemp was already on felony probation and had a history of legal troubles, including domestic violence and retail fraud in various Michigan communities.
Prosecutors said Kemp allegedly terrorized residents at the Southgate apartment complex, where he was reportedly armed with a stolen firearm.
“He was armed with a firearm. That firearm happened to be stolen from the same complex that he frequents not too long ago,” said Rana Hadied, an assistant prosecutor for Wayne County.
Following the shooting, Kemp attempted to run away, and when authorities found him at a residence, he allegedly lied about his identity and had changed his clothes.
He pleaded guilty on Sept. 26 to assault with intent to murder, assault with intent to do great bodily harm and felony firearm.
On Oct. 17, he was sentenced to at least 10 to 20 years in prison.
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