3 highschool graduations across the U.S. end with gunfire in less 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, another sobering instance of gun violence impacting everyday lives, including that of teenage college students.

After college 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.

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

4 people have been injured within the gunfire, all with non-life-threatening injuries, Hammond PD Chief Edwin Bergeron Jr stated in a Thursday evening information convention. Three were transported to an space hospital.

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

Fees are pending as the probe continues and all parties concerned were adults, Beckner stated.

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

“Right now we do not consider that there were any college students involved, we don't imagine any juveniles were struck in this incident,” Bergeron mentioned.

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

There were Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office deputies on site working security for the graduation who responded to the taking pictures and the “situation was taken beneath management in a short time," officers stated.

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

Hammond High Faculty students will have a digital faculty day Friday, although faculty will go into to highschool, she stated.

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

Two deputies were on website working security for the ceremony, however by the time deputies acquired to the parking lot on foot, “the suspect vehicles had fled.” 

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

She mentioned “a lot of shots” were fired at the scene.

The sheriff's workplace said two victims in the shooting have been later located at area hospitals: a 16-year-old from Texas who was shot in the wrist and is in stable condition and a 40-year-old lady from Grand Rapids who was shot within the wrist and abdomen in critical however stable condition. 

It is not clear if the victims have been related to the commencement.

The sheriff’s office believes there were greater than two individuals opened hearth. Preliminary studies indicate two white sedans with multiple people inside fled the scene at a excessive rate of speed, officials stated.

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

A 17-year-old was arrested in a lethal capturing after a graduation ceremony for Riverdale High School held at the Center Tennessee State University campus shortly earlier than 9 p.m. Wednesday as the crowd was leaving. 

Hasani Brewer, 18, was killed and a 17-year-old high school scholar wounded, police mentioned. Brewer and the teenager who was shot had gotten right into a combat when a third particular person opened fireplace, police spokesperson Larry Flowers said at a news conference.

The suspect, who is also 17, was not recognized because of his age. He will probably be arraigned in juvenile courtroom on a first-degree homicide cost, Flowers mentioned.

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

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

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