3 highschool graduations across the U.S. finish 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 example of gun violence impacting everyday lives, together with that of teenage college students.

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

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

Pictures had been fired Thursday evening round 8:15 p.m as graduates of Hammond High Faculty were leaving their ceremony held on the campus of Southeastern Louisiana University to fulfill with their households, police said.

4 folks had been injured within the gunfire, all with non-life-threatening injuries, 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 brief foot pursuit and brought into custody, Southeastern Louisiana University Police Chief Michael Beckner told NBC Information Friday morning.

Costs are pending as the probe continues and all events involved were adults, Beckner said.

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

“At this time we do not consider that there were any students involved, we don't believe any juveniles were struck on this incident,” Bergeron said.

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

There have been Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Workplace deputies on web site working security for the commencement who responded to the taking pictures and the “state of affairs was taken under management in a short time," officials stated.

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

Hammond High College students may have a digital school day Friday, though college will go into to high school, she said.

A capturing erupted on the East Kentwood High School campus outdoors the football stadium in Michigan on Thursday during a commencement ceremony for Crossroads Various High School at around 7:20 p.m., injuring two, the Kent County Sheriff’s Office said in an announcement.

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

Kent County Sheriff Michelle LaJoye-Younger mentioned in a Thursday night news conference that people in two vehicles had been exchanging gunshots.

She said “a large number of pictures” had been fired on the scene.

The sheriff's workplace mentioned two victims within the taking pictures were later located 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 within the wrist and abdomen in essential but stable condition. 

It is not clear if the victims were connected to the commencement.

The sheriff’s workplace believes there have been more than two individuals opened hearth. Initial studies indicate two white sedans with multiple individuals inside fled the scene at a high rate of pace, officers stated.

Authorities are additionally asking for witnesses or folks with video or photograph 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 Faculty held on the Middle Tennessee State College campus shortly before 9 p.m. Wednesday as the gang was leaving. 

Hasani Brewer, 18, was killed and a 17-year-old highschool student wounded, police said. Brewer and the teenager who was shot had gotten right into a struggle when a third individual opened fire, police spokesperson Larry Flowers said at a news convention.

The suspect, who is also 17, was not identified because of his age. He shall be arraigned in juvenile court on a first-degree homicide charge, Flowers stated.

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

“The commencement was simply ending, folks have been leaving, this combat started — so simply think about the chaos when pictures rang out,” Flowers said.

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