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

Three high school graduation ceremonies ended with shots fired in separate incidents in Louisiana, Michigan and Tennessee within the span of 24 hours, another sobering example of gun violence impacting on a regular basis lives, together with that of teenage students.

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

At the 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.

Shots were fired Thursday night around 8:15 p.m as graduates of Hammond High College 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 accidents, Hammond PD Chief Edwin Bergeron Jr stated in a Thursday evening information convention. Three have been transported to an area 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.

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

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

“At the moment we do not consider that there were any students involved, we do not imagine any juveniles were struck on this incident,” Bergeron stated.

Police are asking for witnesses, or folks with video footage of capturing to come back ahead. 

There have been Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Workplace deputies on website working security for the graduation who responded to the capturing and the “situation was taken underneath management very quickly," officers mentioned.

Tangipahoa Parish Superintendent of Faculties, Melissa Martin Stilley, said Thursday, "We apologize to our households and to our students that this night time, which should have been a very happy event for our graduates and their households, ended on such a tragic be aware."

Hammond Excessive College college students could have a virtual college day Friday, though faculty will go into to highschool, she stated.

A taking pictures erupted on the East Kentwood Excessive Faculty campus outdoors the soccer stadium in Michigan on Thursday during a commencement ceremony for Crossroads Different Excessive College at around 7:20 p.m., injuring two, the Kent County Sheriff’s Workplace said in an announcement.

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

Kent County Sheriff Michelle LaJoye-Young stated in a Thursday night news convention that people in two cars had been exchanging gunshots.

She mentioned “a large number of pictures” have been fired at the scene.

The sheriff's workplace stated two victims in the taking pictures had been later situated at area hospitals: a 16-year-old from Texas who was shot within the wrist and is in steady condition and a 40-year-old lady from Grand Rapids who was shot in the wrist and abdomen in essential but stable situation. 

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

The sheriff’s office believes there were greater than two people opened hearth. Initial stories point out two white sedans with a number of folks inside fled the scene at a high charge of pace, officers mentioned.

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

A 17-year-old was arrested in a lethal taking pictures after a graduation ceremony for Riverdale High College held at the Middle Tennessee State College campus shortly before 9 p.m. Wednesday as the crowd was leaving. 

Hasani Brewer, 18, was killed and a 17-year-old highschool scholar wounded, police stated. Brewer and the teenager who was shot had gotten right into a combat when a 3rd individual opened fireplace, police spokesperson Larry Flowers stated at a news conference.

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

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

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

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