3 highschool graduations throughout the U.S. end with gunfire in less than 24 hours

Three high school graduation ceremonies ended with photographs fired in separate incidents in Louisiana, Michigan and Tennessee throughout the span of 24 hours, another sobering example of gun violence impacting everyday lives, including that of teenage college students.

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

No less than one particular person was killed and 7 others injured in collective shootings that resulted in the arrest of a 17-year-old gunman in Tennessee.

Shots were fired Thursday night round 8:15 p.m as graduates of Hammond High School have been leaving their ceremony held on the campus of Southeastern Louisiana University to fulfill with their families, police mentioned.

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

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

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

Police said Thursday no Hammond Excessive School college students are believed to be concerned in the shooting. 

“At this time we do not imagine that there were any students concerned, we do not imagine any juveniles have been struck on this incident,” Bergeron stated.

Police are asking for witnesses, or individuals with video footage of taking pictures to come ahead. 

There were Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Workplace deputies on website working security for the graduation who responded to the taking pictures and the “state of affairs was taken under control very quickly," officers mentioned.

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

Hammond High College students will have a virtual college day Friday, although school will go into to high school, she said.

A capturing erupted at the East Kentwood Excessive College campus outdoors the soccer stadium in Michigan on Thursday during a commencement ceremony for Crossroads Different High School at around 7:20 p.m., injuring two, the Kent County Sheriff’s Workplace stated in a statement.

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

Kent County Sheriff Michelle LaJoye-Younger stated in a Thursday evening information conference that individuals in two automobiles had been exchanging gunshots.

She stated “a large number of pictures” had been fired on the scene.

The sheriff's office mentioned two victims in the capturing have been later located at space hospitals: a 16-year-old from Texas who was shot within the wrist and is in secure situation and a 40-year-old girl from Grand Rapids who was shot in the wrist and stomach in vital however stable situation. 

It isn't clear if the victims had been related to the commencement.

The sheriff’s workplace believes there were more than two individuals opened hearth. Preliminary stories point out two white sedans with a number of folks inside fled the scene at a excessive fee of pace, officials stated.

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

A 17-year-old was arrested in a deadly shooting after a graduation ceremony for Riverdale High College held at the Middle Tennessee State College campus shortly earlier than 9 p.m. Wednesday as the gang was leaving. 

Hasani Brewer, 18, was killed and a 17-year-old highschool student wounded, police said. Brewer and the teenager who was shot had gotten into a fight when a 3rd individual opened fire, police spokesperson Larry Flowers stated at a information conference.

The suspect, who is also 17, was not identified due to his age. He will likely be arraigned in juvenile court docket on a first-degree homicide charge, Flowers said.

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

“The commencement was simply ending, folks were leaving, this fight started — so simply think about the chaos when shots rang out,” Flowers stated.

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