3 highschool graduations throughout 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 throughout the span of 24 hours, another sobering example of gun violence impacting everyday lives, together with that of teenage college students.

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

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

Photographs had been fired Thursday night round 8:15 p.m as graduates of Hammond Excessive Faculty were leaving their ceremony held on the campus of Southeastern Louisiana College to fulfill with their households, police mentioned.

Four individuals have been injured in the gunfire, all with non-life-threatening injuries, Hammond PD Chief Edwin Bergeron Jr stated in a Thursday night time information convention. Three were transported to an area hospital.

A suspect was positioned after a short foot pursuit and taken into custody, Southeastern Louisiana College Police Chief Michael Beckner advised NBC Information Friday morning.

Expenses are pending as the probe continues and all events involved were adults, Beckner said.

Police stated Thursday no Hammond Excessive College college students are believed to be concerned in the shooting. 

“Presently we don't consider that there were any students involved, we do not consider any juveniles have been struck on this incident,” Bergeron mentioned.

Police are asking for witnesses, or folks with video footage of taking pictures to return forward. 

There have been Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office deputies on website working safety for the commencement who responded to the taking pictures and the “scenario was taken beneath management very quickly," officials stated.

Tangipahoa Parish Superintendent of Colleges, Melissa Martin Stilley, said Thursday, "We apologize to our households and to our students that this night time, which should have been a really glad event for our graduates and their families, ended on such a sad note."

Hammond High School students will have a virtual college day Friday, although college will go into to high school, she stated.

A capturing erupted on the East Kentwood High School campus exterior the soccer stadium in Michigan on Thursday throughout a commencement ceremony for Crossroads Different High School at round 7:20 p.m., injuring two, the Kent County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement.

Two deputies had been on site working safety for the ceremony, however by the time deputies bought to the car parking zone on foot, “the suspect vehicles had fled.” 

Kent County Sheriff Michelle LaJoye-Young said in a Thursday night news conference that folks in two automobiles had been exchanging gunshots.

She said “numerous pictures” have been fired on the scene.

The sheriff's office said two victims within the taking pictures were later situated at space hospitals: a 16-year-old from Texas who was shot in the wrist and is in stable condition and a 40-year-old woman from Grand Rapids who was shot within the wrist and stomach in essential however steady situation. 

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

The sheriff’s workplace believes there were greater than two individuals opened fire. Preliminary reviews indicate two white sedans with multiple people inside fled the scene at a high fee of velocity, officials stated.

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

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

Hasani Brewer, 18, was killed and a 17-year-old high school student wounded, police said. Brewer and the teenager who was shot had gotten right into a combat when a 3rd particular person opened hearth, police spokesperson Larry Flowers mentioned at a information convention.

The suspect, who is also 17, was not recognized because of his age. He will be arraigned in juvenile court on a first-degree murder cost, Flowers said.

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

“The graduation was simply ending, folks have been leaving, this struggle began — so simply think about the chaos when photographs rang out,” Flowers stated.

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