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

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

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

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

Pictures have been fired Thursday night round 8:15 p.m as graduates of Hammond Excessive College have been leaving their ceremony held on the campus of Southeastern Louisiana College to meet with their families, police mentioned.

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

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

Charges are pending as the probe continues and all parties involved were adults, Beckner said.

Police stated Thursday no Hammond Excessive School students are believed to be concerned within the shooting. 

“Presently we do not consider that there have been any students involved, we don't believe any juveniles had been struck in this incident,” Bergeron mentioned.

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

There were Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office deputies on website working security for the graduation who responded to the taking pictures and the “situation was taken below control in a short time," officials said.

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

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

A taking pictures erupted at the East Kentwood High School campus outside the soccer stadium in Michigan on Thursday throughout a graduation ceremony for Crossroads Different High School at around 7:20 p.m., injuring two, the Kent County Sheriff’s Office mentioned in a press release.

Two deputies were on web site working safety for the ceremony, but by the point deputies acquired to the parking lot on foot, “the suspect vehicles had fled.” 

Kent County Sheriff Michelle LaJoye-Younger stated in a Thursday night information conference that folks in two vehicles had been exchanging gunshots.

She mentioned “numerous shots” were fired on the scene.

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

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

The sheriff’s workplace believes there have been greater than two people opened fire. Preliminary reports point out two white sedans with multiple folks inside fled the scene at a high price of velocity, officers said.

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

A 17-year-old was arrested in a lethal taking pictures after a commencement ceremony for Riverdale High School held on the Center 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 scholar wounded, police said. Brewer and the teenager who was shot had gotten right into a struggle when a 3rd individual opened fireplace, police spokesperson Larry Flowers said at a news convention.

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

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

“The commencement was simply ending, individuals were leaving, this battle began — so just imagine the chaos when pictures rang out,” Flowers mentioned.

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