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

Three high school graduation ceremonies ended with pictures 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, together with that of teenage students.

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

A minimum of 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 were leaving their ceremony held on the campus of Southeastern Louisiana University to meet with their families, police mentioned.

4 individuals had been injured within the gunfire, all with non-life-threatening injuries, Hammond PD Chief Edwin Bergeron Jr stated in a Thursday night time information conference. Three were transported to an space hospital.

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

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

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

“At the moment we don't consider that there have been any students concerned, we don't believe any juveniles had been struck on this incident,” Bergeron stated.

Police are asking for witnesses, or individuals with video footage of capturing to return forward. 

There were Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Workplace deputies on web site working safety for the graduation who responded to the capturing and the “situation was taken below control in a short time," officials mentioned.

Tangipahoa Parish Superintendent of Schools, Melissa Martin Stilley, said Thursday, "We apologize to our families and to our students that this night, which ought to have been a very glad occasion for our graduates and their households, ended on such a tragic be aware."

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

A shooting erupted on the East Kentwood Excessive Faculty campus outdoors the football stadium in Michigan on Thursday during a commencement ceremony for Crossroads Various High College at round 7:20 p.m., injuring two, the Kent County Sheriff’s Office stated in an announcement.

Two deputies were on website working safety for the ceremony, but by the time deputies got to the car parking zone on foot, “the suspect vehicles had fled.” 

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

She mentioned “a large number of photographs” were fired at the scene.

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

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

The sheriff’s workplace believes there have been more than two people opened hearth. Preliminary stories indicate two white sedans with multiple folks inside fled the scene at a excessive price of pace, officials stated.

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

A 17-year-old was arrested in a deadly shooting after a commencement ceremony for Riverdale Excessive College 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 pupil wounded, police said. Brewer and the teenager who was shot had gotten right into a combat when a third person opened hearth, police spokesperson Larry Flowers stated at a information convention.

The suspect, who can be 17, was not recognized due to his age. He will probably be arraigned in juvenile court on a first-degree murder cost, Flowers said.

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

“The graduation was just ending, people have been leaving, this battle began — so simply think about the chaos when photographs rang out,” Flowers mentioned.

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