3 highschool graduations across the U.S. end with gunfire in lower than 24 hours

Three high school commencement ceremonies ended with photographs fired in separate incidents in Louisiana, Michigan and Tennessee within the span of 24 hours, one other sobering instance of gun violence impacting on a regular basis lives, including that of teenage college students.

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

At the very 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 had been fired Thursday night time round 8:15 p.m as graduates of Hammond High School have been leaving their ceremony held on the campus of Southeastern Louisiana University to satisfy with their households, police stated.

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

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

Costs are pending as the probe continues and all events involved have been adults, Beckner mentioned.

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

“At the moment we don't imagine that there were any students concerned, we do not imagine any juveniles were struck in this incident,” Bergeron mentioned.

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

There have been Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Workplace deputies on website working security for the commencement who responded to the capturing and the “state of affairs was taken underneath control very quickly," officials said.

Tangipahoa Parish Superintendent of Schools, Melissa Martin Stilley, said Thursday, "We apologize to our households and to our students that this night time, which ought to have been a really blissful event for our graduates and their families, ended on such a sad notice."

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

A taking pictures erupted on the East Kentwood High School campus outdoors the football stadium in Michigan on Thursday during a commencement ceremony for Crossroads Various Excessive School at around 7:20 p.m., injuring two, the Kent County Sheriff’s Office stated in a press release.

Two deputies had been on website working safety for the ceremony, however by the point deputies bought to the car parking zone on foot, “the suspect vehicles had fled.” 

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

She said “numerous shots” have been fired on the scene.

The sheriff's office said two victims within the capturing were later located 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 in the wrist and stomach in vital however stable situation. 

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

The sheriff’s office believes there were more than two individuals opened hearth. Initial experiences point out two white sedans with multiple folks inside fled the scene at a excessive rate of speed, officers mentioned.

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

A 17-year-old was arrested in a deadly capturing after a graduation ceremony for Riverdale High Faculty held on the Middle Tennessee State University campus shortly before 9 p.m. Wednesday as the gang was leaving. 

Hasani Brewer, 18, was killed and a 17-year-old high school student wounded, police said. Brewer and the teenager who was shot had gotten into a battle when a third person opened fire, police spokesperson Larry Flowers mentioned at a news 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 charge, Flowers stated.

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

“The graduation was simply ending, individuals have been leaving, this struggle started — so simply think about the chaos when shots rang out,” Flowers said.

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