Southgate Police Shooter Charged

Published on June 22, 2025

Prosecutor Kym Worthy has charged Jeremiah Christian Kemp, 20, of Wayne, Michigan, in connection with the shooting of two Southgate Police Officers.

On June 19, 2025, at 6:00 p.m., three Southgate police officers were dispatched to 13200 Village Park Drive apartments where it is alleged that Kemp was on the second floor with a handgun. The officers located him in a laundry room where he fired and struck two officers in their legs. A third officer was not injured. After the shooting, Kemp jumped out of a window and fled from the area. At approximately 8:00 p.m., the defendant was located by the authorities and placed under arrest.

Kemp has been charged with three counts of 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, and seven counts of Felony Firearm. *

Kemp was arraigned this morning in 36th District Court before Magistrate William Burton. He received a $1 million cash or surety bond. If he posts bond, he will have a GPS tether and house arrest. He must have no contact with witnesses in the case, no contact with the offense location and the arrest location. His Probable Cause Conference is July 7, 2025, and his Preliminary Examination date is July 11, 2025, in 28th District Court, in Southgate.

Prosecutor Kym Worthy said, “This case represents a needless explosion of violence that our law enforcement officials potentially face every time they put in a uniform.”

Please request a photograph of the defendant from the Southgate Police Department.

*The charges are allegations and defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.

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