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

Three high school graduation ceremonies ended with shots fired in separate incidents in Louisiana, Michigan and Tennessee throughout the span of 24 hours, another sobering instance of gun violence impacting everyday lives, including that of teenage students.

After students crossed levels to receive their diplomas, chaos ensued with gunfire.

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

Pictures were fired Thursday night time around 8:15 p.m as graduates of Hammond Excessive School have been leaving their ceremony held on the campus of Southeastern Louisiana University to meet with their households, police said.

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

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

Charges are pending because the probe continues and all parties concerned have been adults, Beckner stated.

Police stated Thursday no Hammond High School students are believed to be involved within the taking pictures. 

“At the moment we do not consider that there have been any students concerned, we do not consider any juveniles were struck in this incident,” Bergeron said.

Police are asking for witnesses, or folks with video footage of capturing to come ahead. 

There have been Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Workplace deputies on website working safety for the graduation who responded to the capturing and the “situation was taken under control in a short time," officers stated.

Tangipahoa Parish Superintendent of Faculties, Melissa Martin Stilley, stated Thursday, "We apologize to our families and to our students that this night, which should have been a really joyful event for our graduates and their households, ended on such a tragic observe."

Hammond Excessive School college students could have a digital faculty day Friday, although college will go into to highschool, she said.

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

Two deputies have been on website working security for the ceremony, but by the point deputies acquired to the parking lot on foot, “the suspect vehicles had fled.” 

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

She stated “a large number of shots” had been fired at the scene.

The sheriff's office mentioned two victims within the shooting were later positioned at area hospitals: a 16-year-old from Texas who was shot within the wrist and is in secure situation and a 40-year-old woman from Grand Rapids who was shot within the wrist and abdomen in critical however steady situation. 

It is not clear if the victims had been connected to the graduation.

The sheriff’s workplace believes there were more than two individuals opened fire. Preliminary studies point out two white sedans with multiple folks inside fled the scene at a high rate of speed, officers said.

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

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

Hasani Brewer, 18, was killed and a 17-year-old highschool student wounded, police stated. Brewer and the teenager who was shot had gotten right into a struggle when a 3rd individual opened hearth, police spokesperson Larry Flowers said at a information conference.

The suspect, who can be 17, was not identified because of his age. He will be arraigned in juvenile court on a first-degree homicide charge, Flowers stated.

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

“The graduation was simply ending, people had been leaving, this fight started — so simply think about the chaos when shots rang out,” Flowers said.

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