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

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

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

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

Shots had been fired Thursday night time around 8:15 p.m as graduates of Hammond High Faculty were leaving their ceremony held on the campus of Southeastern Louisiana College to satisfy with their families, police stated.

4 folks have been injured in the gunfire, all with non-life-threatening injuries, Hammond PD Chief Edwin Bergeron Jr said in a Thursday night news convention. Three had been transported to an area hospital.

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

Charges are pending as the probe continues and all events involved were adults, Beckner stated.

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

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

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 web site working security for the graduation who responded to the taking pictures and the “state of affairs was taken under control very quickly," officers stated.

Tangipahoa Parish Superintendent of Faculties, Melissa Martin Stilley, mentioned Thursday, "We apologize to our families and to our students that this night, which should have been a very completely happy event for our graduates and their families, ended on such a sad word."

Hammond High Faculty students can have a digital school day Friday, although college will go into to high school, she said.

A capturing erupted at the East Kentwood Excessive School campus exterior the football stadium in Michigan on Thursday throughout a commencement ceremony for Crossroads Alternative Excessive Faculty at around 7:20 p.m., injuring two, the Kent County Sheriff’s Office stated in an announcement.

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

Kent County Sheriff Michelle LaJoye-Younger mentioned in a Thursday evening news conference that individuals in two cars were exchanging gunshots.

She stated “a lot of photographs” had been fired at the scene.

The sheriff's office mentioned two victims within the capturing had been later located at area hospitals: a 16-year-old from Texas who was shot within the wrist and is in steady situation and a 40-year-old woman from Grand Rapids who was shot within the wrist and stomach in crucial however stable situation. 

It's not clear if the victims had been linked to the graduation.

The sheriff’s office believes there have been more than two individuals opened fire. Initial stories point out two white sedans with a number of folks inside fled the scene at a excessive fee of pace, officials said.

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

A 17-year-old was arrested in a deadly taking pictures after a graduation ceremony for Riverdale Excessive School held on the Center Tennessee State University campus shortly earlier than 9 p.m. Wednesday as the group was leaving. 

Hasani Brewer, 18, was killed and a 17-year-old highschool scholar wounded, police stated. Brewer and the teenager who was shot had gotten into a struggle when a 3rd individual opened fireplace, police spokesperson Larry Flowers mentioned at a news conference.

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

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

“The graduation was simply ending, folks have been leaving, this battle began — so simply imagine the chaos when pictures rang out,” Flowers mentioned.

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