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

Three highschool commencement ceremonies ended with shots fired in separate incidents in Louisiana, Michigan and Tennessee throughout the span of 24 hours, one other sobering example of gun violence impacting on a regular basis lives, together with that of teenage students.

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

Not less than 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 night round 8:15 p.m as graduates of Hammond Excessive Faculty had been leaving their ceremony held on the campus of Southeastern Louisiana College to satisfy with their households, police said.

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

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

Costs are pending as the probe continues and all parties concerned have been adults, Beckner said.

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

“Presently we don't consider that there have been any students concerned, we do not believe any juveniles had been struck in this incident,” Bergeron mentioned.

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

There were Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Workplace deputies on site working safety for the commencement who responded to the taking pictures and the “scenario was taken below management in a short time," officials mentioned.

Tangipahoa Parish Superintendent of Colleges, Melissa Martin Stilley, said Thursday, "We apologize to our households 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 notice."

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

A shooting erupted on the East Kentwood High School campus outside the soccer stadium in Michigan on Thursday throughout a graduation ceremony for Crossroads Various Excessive School at around 7:20 p.m., injuring two, the Kent County Sheriff’s Workplace said in a press release.

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

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

She mentioned “a lot of pictures” had been fired at the scene.

The sheriff's office stated two victims within the taking pictures were later positioned at area hospitals: a 16-year-old from Texas who was shot within the wrist and is in secure situation and a 40-year-old lady from Grand Rapids who was shot within the wrist and abdomen in crucial but stable situation. 

It's not clear if the victims had been linked to the commencement.

The sheriff’s workplace believes there have been more than two people opened fire. Preliminary studies indicate two white sedans with multiple individuals inside fled the scene at a excessive fee of speed, officers said.

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

A 17-year-old was arrested in a lethal shooting after a graduation ceremony for Riverdale High Faculty held on the Middle 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 high school student wounded, police said. Brewer and the teenager who was shot had gotten right into a battle when a 3rd person opened fireplace, police spokesperson Larry Flowers mentioned at a news convention.

The suspect, who can also be 17, was not identified due to his age. He might be arraigned in juvenile court docket on a first-degree murder charge, 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, folks were leaving, this battle began — so just think about the chaos when shots rang out,” Flowers said.

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