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

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

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

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

Shots have been fired Thursday night around 8:15 p.m as graduates of Hammond High Faculty had been leaving their ceremony held on the campus of Southeastern Louisiana University to meet with their families, police mentioned.

Four folks were injured within the gunfire, all with non-life-threatening accidents, Hammond PD Chief Edwin Bergeron Jr mentioned in a Thursday evening news conference. Three were transported to an area hospital.

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

Fees are pending because the probe continues and all parties involved were adults, Beckner mentioned.

Police stated Thursday no Hammond High Faculty students are believed to be involved within the shooting. 

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

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

There have been Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Workplace deputies on site working security for the commencement who responded to the shooting and the “scenario was taken underneath control in a short time," officers stated.

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

Hammond High College college students can have a digital school day Friday, although school will go into to highschool, she mentioned.

A taking pictures erupted on the East Kentwood High School campus exterior the soccer stadium in Michigan on Thursday during a commencement ceremony for Crossroads Different Excessive Faculty at around 7:20 p.m., injuring two, the Kent County Sheriff’s Office mentioned in an announcement.

Two deputies have been on website working safety for the ceremony, however by the time deputies acquired to the parking zone on foot, “the suspect autos had fled.” 

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

She said “numerous pictures” had been fired at the scene.

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

It is not clear if the victims had been linked to the commencement.

The sheriff’s workplace believes there were more than two individuals opened fire. Preliminary experiences indicate two white sedans with a number of individuals inside fled the scene at a excessive price of velocity, officials said.

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

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

Hasani Brewer, 18, was killed and a 17-year-old highschool pupil wounded, police said. Brewer and the teenager who was shot had gotten right into a struggle when a 3rd particular person opened fire, police spokesperson Larry Flowers mentioned at a news conference.

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

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

“The graduation was just ending, people were leaving, this battle started — so just think about the chaos when photographs rang out,” Flowers mentioned.

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