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

Three highschool graduation ceremonies ended with photographs fired in separate incidents in Louisiana, Michigan and Tennessee inside the span of 24 hours, one other sobering instance of gun violence impacting everyday lives, including that of teenage college students.

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

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

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

Four folks have been injured in the gunfire, all with non-life-threatening accidents, Hammond PD Chief Edwin Bergeron Jr mentioned in a Thursday evening information convention. Three have been transported to an space hospital.

A suspect was positioned after a brief foot pursuit and brought into custody, Southeastern Louisiana College Police Chief Michael Beckner informed NBC News Friday morning.

Expenses are pending as the probe continues and all parties concerned were adults, Beckner said.

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

“At the moment we do not believe that there were any students involved, we do not imagine any juveniles were struck in this incident,” Bergeron stated.

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

There have been Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Workplace deputies on web site working safety for the commencement who responded to the taking pictures and the “state of affairs was taken below control very quickly," officials stated.

Tangipahoa Parish Superintendent of Schools, Melissa Martin Stilley, said Thursday, "We apologize to our families and to our students that this night time, which should have been a very completely satisfied occasion for our graduates and their households, ended on such a sad observe."

Hammond Excessive School students could have a virtual college day Friday, though college will go into to high school, she said.

A taking pictures erupted on the East Kentwood Excessive Faculty campus outdoors the football stadium in Michigan on Thursday during a graduation ceremony for Crossroads Various Excessive College 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 got to the car parking zone on foot, “the suspect autos had fled.” 

Kent County Sheriff Michelle LaJoye-Young said in a Thursday night information conference that people in two vehicles were exchanging gunshots.

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

The sheriff's office stated two victims in the taking pictures were later situated at area hospitals: a 16-year-old from Texas who was shot within the wrist and is in stable situation and a 40-year-old lady from Grand Rapids who was shot within the wrist and abdomen in vital however stable condition. 

It isn't clear if the victims have been linked to the commencement.

The sheriff’s office believes there have been greater than two people opened fire. Initial experiences indicate two white sedans with multiple individuals inside fled the scene at a excessive fee of speed, officials said.

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

A 17-year-old was arrested in a deadly taking pictures after a graduation ceremony for Riverdale High School 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 high school scholar wounded, police mentioned. Brewer and the teenager who was shot had gotten right into a struggle when a 3rd particular person opened hearth, police spokesperson Larry Flowers mentioned at a news convention.

The suspect, who can be 17, was not identified because of his age. He shall be arraigned in juvenile courtroom on a first-degree homicide cost, Flowers mentioned.

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

“The commencement was just ending, folks were leaving, this fight started — so just imagine the chaos when pictures rang out,” Flowers stated.

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