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 inside the span of 24 hours, another sobering example of gun violence impacting everyday lives, including that of teenage students.

After college students crossed phases to receive 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.

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

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

A suspect was situated after a brief foot pursuit and brought into custody, Southeastern Louisiana University Police Chief Michael Beckner instructed NBC Information Friday morning.

Charges are pending as the probe continues and all events concerned have been adults, Beckner stated.

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

“Presently we don't imagine that there have been any students involved, we don't imagine any juveniles have been struck in this incident,” Bergeron said.

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

There have been Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office deputies on website working security for the graduation who responded to the capturing and the “scenario was taken beneath management in a short time," officials said.

Tangipahoa Parish Superintendent of Colleges, Melissa Martin Stilley, mentioned Thursday, "We apologize to our families and to our college students that this night time, which ought to have been a really glad event for our graduates and their households, ended on such a tragic be aware."

Hammond Excessive Faculty students can have a digital school day Friday, although school will go into to school, she said.

A capturing erupted on the East Kentwood High College campus outside the soccer stadium in Michigan on Thursday throughout a commencement ceremony for Crossroads Different Excessive School at round 7:20 p.m., injuring two, the Kent County Sheriff’s Office stated in a press release.

Two deputies were on site working security for the ceremony, however by the time deputies obtained to the parking zone on foot, “the suspect autos had fled.” 

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

She stated “a lot of pictures” were fired at the scene.

The sheriff's office said two victims in the capturing were later positioned 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 girl from Grand Rapids who was shot within the wrist and stomach in crucial however stable condition. 

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

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

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

A 17-year-old was arrested in a lethal shooting after a graduation ceremony for Riverdale Excessive School held at 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 scholar wounded, police said. Brewer and the teenager who was shot had gotten into a struggle when a third particular person opened fireplace, police spokesperson Larry Flowers said at a information convention.

The suspect, who can also be 17, was not identified due to his age. He will be arraigned in juvenile court on a first-degree homicide cost, Flowers stated.

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

“The commencement was simply ending, individuals have been leaving, this battle started — so just think about the chaos when photographs rang out,” Flowers said.

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