3 high school graduations across the U.S. finish with gunfire in less than 24 hours

Three highschool graduation ceremonies ended with shots 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, together with that of teenage college students.

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

Not less than one particular person was killed and seven 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 School have been leaving their ceremony held on the campus of Southeastern Louisiana College to meet with their households, police stated.

Four individuals have been injured in the gunfire, all with non-life-threatening injuries, Hammond PD Chief Edwin Bergeron Jr said in a Thursday night time information convention. Three were 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 News Friday morning.

Charges are pending because the probe continues and all events involved were adults, Beckner said.

Police said Thursday no Hammond Excessive College students are believed to be involved within the capturing. 

“At the moment we do not believe that there have been any students involved, we do not believe any juveniles had been struck on this incident,” Bergeron stated.

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

There were Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office deputies on web site working safety for the commencement who responded to the taking pictures and the “scenario was taken below control in a short time," 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 ought to have been a really completely satisfied event for our graduates and their families, ended on such a sad note."

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

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

Two deputies were on web site working security for the ceremony, however by the point deputies got to the parking lot on foot, “the suspect autos had fled.” 

Kent County Sheriff Michelle LaJoye-Young said in a Thursday night news conference that individuals in two vehicles have been exchanging gunshots.

She mentioned “numerous photographs” have been fired on the scene.

The sheriff's office mentioned two victims within the capturing have been later positioned at area hospitals: a 16-year-old from Texas who was shot in the wrist and is in stable situation and a 40-year-old woman from Grand Rapids who was shot within the wrist and abdomen in important but steady situation. 

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

The sheriff’s workplace believes there have been more than two people opened fire. Initial reviews indicate two white sedans with a number of individuals inside fled the scene at a excessive fee of speed, officers mentioned.

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

A 17-year-old was arrested in a lethal capturing after a commencement ceremony for Riverdale Excessive Faculty held on the Middle Tennessee State College campus shortly earlier than 9 p.m. Wednesday as the gang was leaving. 

Hasani Brewer, 18, was killed and a 17-year-old highschool pupil wounded, police stated. Brewer and the teenager who was shot had gotten right into a fight when a third person opened hearth, police spokesperson Larry Flowers stated at a information convention.

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

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

“The graduation was just ending, individuals have been leaving, this struggle started — so just imagine the chaos when pictures rang out,” Flowers stated.

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