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

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

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

At the 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.

Pictures were 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 meet with their families, police said.

Four people had been injured within the gunfire, all with non-life-threatening injuries, Hammond PD Chief Edwin Bergeron Jr said in a Thursday night time information conference. Three were transported to an space hospital.

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

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

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

“Right now we do not consider that there have been any students concerned, we don't imagine any juveniles had been struck on this incident,” Bergeron stated.

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

There have been Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Workplace deputies on site working safety for the commencement who responded to the shooting and the “state of affairs was taken beneath management in a short time," officers mentioned.

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

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

A taking pictures erupted at the East Kentwood High Faculty campus exterior the soccer stadium in Michigan on Thursday throughout a commencement ceremony for Crossroads Alternative Excessive Faculty at round 7:20 p.m., injuring two, the Kent County Sheriff’s Workplace stated in an announcement.

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

Kent County Sheriff Michelle LaJoye-Younger mentioned in a Thursday night news conference that people in two vehicles were exchanging gunshots.

She mentioned “a large number of photographs” were fired at the scene.

The sheriff's workplace mentioned two victims in the taking pictures were later located 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 essential however steady situation. 

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

The sheriff’s workplace believes there have been greater than two people opened fire. Initial stories point out two white sedans with multiple individuals inside fled the scene at a high rate of pace, officials stated.

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

A 17-year-old was arrested in a deadly capturing after a commencement ceremony for Riverdale High School held at the Center Tennessee State University campus shortly earlier than 9 p.m. Wednesday as the gang was leaving. 

Hasani Brewer, 18, was killed and a 17-year-old high school scholar wounded, police stated. Brewer and the teenager who was shot had gotten right into a combat when a 3rd person opened fire, police spokesperson Larry Flowers said at a news conference.

The suspect, who can be 17, was not identified due to his age. He might be arraigned in juvenile court on a first-degree murder charge, Flowers stated.

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

“The graduation was simply ending, people have been leaving, this fight began — so just think about the chaos when pictures rang out,” Flowers stated.

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