3 high school graduations throughout the U.S. end with gunfire in less 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, 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 the very least one particular person was killed and 7 others injured in collective shootings that resulted within the arrest of a 17-year-old gunman in Tennessee.

Photographs were fired Thursday night around 8:15 p.m as graduates of Hammond High School were leaving their ceremony held on the campus of Southeastern Louisiana University to satisfy with their families, police said.

Four individuals had been injured in the gunfire, all with non-life-threatening injuries, Hammond PD Chief Edwin Bergeron Jr said in a Thursday night information conference. Three had been transported to an area hospital.

A suspect was positioned after a short foot pursuit and brought into custody, Southeastern Louisiana College Police Chief Michael Beckner told NBC News Friday morning.

Expenses are pending as the probe continues and all events involved had been adults, Beckner stated.

Police mentioned Thursday no Hammond High School college students are believed to be concerned within the taking pictures. 

“At the moment we do not consider that there were any students concerned, we do not consider any juveniles have been struck on this incident,” Bergeron said.

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

There have been Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office deputies on web site working security for the graduation who responded to the shooting and the “situation was taken under management in a short time," officers mentioned.

Tangipahoa Parish Superintendent of Schools, Melissa Martin Stilley, stated 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 families, ended on such a tragic note."

Hammond High Faculty students can have a digital school day Friday, though school will go into to highschool, she stated.

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

Two deputies have been on web site working safety for the ceremony, however by the point deputies acquired to the parking lot on foot, “the suspect autos had fled.” 

Kent County Sheriff Michelle LaJoye-Young mentioned in a Thursday evening information conference that individuals in two automobiles have been exchanging gunshots.

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

The sheriff's office said 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 stable situation and a 40-year-old woman from Grand Rapids who was shot in the wrist and stomach in important but secure situation. 

It isn't clear if the victims were related to the graduation.

The sheriff’s office believes there have been greater than two people opened hearth. Preliminary reviews indicate two white sedans with multiple folks inside fled the scene at a high rate of speed, officials mentioned.

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

A 17-year-old was arrested in a lethal capturing after a graduation ceremony for Riverdale High School held at the Center Tennessee State College campus shortly before 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 struggle when a third person opened fire, police spokesperson Larry Flowers mentioned at a news conference.

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

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

“The commencement was just ending, individuals have been leaving, this battle began — so just imagine the chaos when photographs rang out,” Flowers stated.

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