3 highschool graduations across the U.S. end with gunfire in less than 24 hours

Three high school graduation ceremonies ended with pictures 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, together with that of teenage college students.

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

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

Photographs had been fired Thursday night around 8:15 p.m as graduates of Hammond Excessive College had been leaving their ceremony held on the campus of Southeastern Louisiana University to fulfill with their families, police stated.

4 individuals were injured within the gunfire, all with non-life-threatening accidents, Hammond PD Chief Edwin Bergeron Jr said in a Thursday night time information convention. Three had been transported to an area hospital.

A suspect was located after a brief foot pursuit and taken into custody, Southeastern Louisiana University Police Chief Michael Beckner told NBC Information Friday morning.

Prices are pending as the probe continues and all events involved have been adults, Beckner said.

Police stated Thursday no Hammond Excessive Faculty students are believed to be concerned within the taking pictures. 

“Right now we do not consider that there have been any students involved, we do not believe any juveniles had been struck on this incident,” Bergeron mentioned.

Police are asking for witnesses, or people with video footage of taking pictures to come back forward. 

There have been Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Workplace deputies on web site working safety for the graduation who responded to the shooting and the “situation was taken below management in a short time," officials said.

Tangipahoa Parish Superintendent of Schools, Melissa Martin Stilley, mentioned Thursday, "We apologize to our households and to our college students that this evening, which should have been a really completely happy event for our graduates and their families, ended on such a sad be aware."

Hammond Excessive Faculty students will have a digital school day Friday, though college will go into to highschool, she said.

A taking pictures erupted at the East Kentwood Excessive Faculty campus outdoors the soccer stadium in Michigan on Thursday during a commencement ceremony for Crossroads Different High College at round 7:20 p.m., injuring two, the Kent County Sheriff’s Office stated in a press release.

Two deputies were on website working safety for the ceremony, but by the time deputies bought to the parking zone on foot, “the suspect vehicles had fled.” 

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

She mentioned “numerous shots” had been fired on the scene.

The sheriff's workplace mentioned two victims within the shooting had been later located at area hospitals: a 16-year-old from Texas who was shot in the wrist and is in secure situation and a 40-year-old woman from Grand Rapids who was shot within the wrist and stomach in vital but stable situation. 

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

The sheriff’s office believes there were more than two individuals opened fireplace. Initial studies point out two white sedans with a number of folks inside fled the scene at a high rate of pace, officers stated.

Authorities are additionally asking for witnesses or folks with video or photo footage of the incident to submit ideas. 

A 17-year-old was arrested in a lethal taking pictures after a graduation ceremony for Riverdale High School held on the Center Tennessee State University campus shortly before 9 p.m. Wednesday as the gang was leaving. 

Hasani Brewer, 18, was killed and a 17-year-old highschool student wounded, police mentioned. Brewer and the teenager who was shot had gotten right into a combat when a third individual opened hearth, police spokesperson Larry Flowers stated at a news conference.

The suspect, who is also 17, was not identified because of his age. He shall be arraigned in juvenile court docket on a first-degree homicide cost, Flowers mentioned.

Brewer was a past graduate of the highschool, and the wounded teenager is a junior, he mentioned.

“The graduation was simply ending, individuals were leaving, this battle began — so just imagine the chaos when shots rang out,” Flowers said.

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