3 highschool graduations throughout the U.S. finish with gunfire in lower than 24 hours

Three high school graduation ceremonies ended with photographs fired in separate incidents in Louisiana, Michigan and Tennessee within the span of 24 hours, one other sobering example of gun violence impacting everyday lives, including that of teenage students.

After college students crossed phases to obtain their diplomas, chaos ensued with gunfire.

At the very least one person was killed and 7 others injured in collective shootings that resulted in the arrest of a 17-year-old gunman in Tennessee.

Shots have been fired Thursday evening round 8:15 p.m as graduates of Hammond High Faculty have been leaving their ceremony held on the campus of Southeastern Louisiana University to fulfill with their families, police said.

Four folks were injured within the gunfire, all with non-life-threatening accidents, Hammond PD Chief Edwin Bergeron Jr mentioned in a Thursday night news convention. Three were transported to an area hospital.

A suspect was located after a brief foot pursuit and brought into custody, Southeastern Louisiana College Police Chief Michael Beckner instructed NBC News Friday morning.

Expenses are pending because the probe continues and all parties involved were adults, Beckner mentioned.

Police said Thursday no Hammond High College college students are believed to be involved in the shooting. 

“At this time we don't imagine that there have been any college students concerned, we do not imagine any juveniles have been struck on this incident,” Bergeron said.

Police are asking for witnesses, or individuals with video footage of shooting to come ahead. 

There were Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office deputies on web site working safety for the graduation who responded to the taking pictures and the “state of affairs was taken below management very quickly," officers said.

Tangipahoa Parish Superintendent of Colleges, Melissa Martin Stilley, said Thursday, "We apologize to our families and to our students that this night time, which should have been a very blissful occasion for our graduates and their families, ended on such a tragic be aware."

Hammond High School students may have a virtual school day Friday, though school will go into to highschool, she mentioned.

A shooting erupted at the East Kentwood Excessive College campus exterior the football stadium in Michigan on Thursday during a graduation ceremony for Crossroads Alternative High School at round 7:20 p.m., injuring two, the Kent County Sheriff’s Office mentioned in an announcement.

Two deputies had been on web site working security for the ceremony, but by the point deputies bought to the parking zone on foot, “the suspect autos had fled.” 

Kent County Sheriff Michelle LaJoye-Younger said in a Thursday evening information convention that individuals in two cars had been exchanging gunshots.

She stated “a lot of pictures” had been fired at the scene.

The sheriff's office mentioned two victims within the taking pictures have been later positioned at area hospitals: a 16-year-old from Texas who was shot within the wrist and is in secure condition and a 40-year-old lady from Grand Rapids who was shot within the wrist and abdomen in crucial however secure condition. 

It's not clear if the victims were connected to the commencement.

The sheriff’s office believes there have been more than two people opened hearth. Initial reviews point out two white sedans with a number of people inside fled the scene at a excessive rate of velocity, officials mentioned.

Authorities are also asking for witnesses or individuals with video or picture footage of the incident to submit suggestions. 

A 17-year-old was arrested in a lethal capturing after a graduation ceremony for Riverdale Excessive Faculty held on the Center Tennessee State University campus shortly before 9 p.m. Wednesday as the group was leaving. 

Hasani Brewer, 18, was killed and a 17-year-old high school scholar wounded, police said. Brewer and the teenager who was shot had gotten right into a battle when a third person opened fireplace, police spokesperson Larry Flowers said at a news convention.

The suspect, who can also be 17, was not identified because of his age. He will probably be arraigned in juvenile courtroom on a first-degree murder cost, Flowers mentioned.

Brewer was a previous graduate of the highschool, and the wounded teenager is a junior, he said.

“The commencement was just ending, folks have been leaving, this struggle began — so just imagine the chaos when photographs rang out,” Flowers stated.

Marlene Lenthang is a breaking news reporter for NBC News Digital.