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

Three high school graduation 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 on a regular basis lives, together with that of teenage students.

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

A minimum of one individual was killed and 7 others injured in collective shootings that resulted in the arrest of a 17-year-old gunman in Tennessee.

Shots had been fired Thursday evening around 8:15 p.m as graduates of Hammond Excessive College were leaving their ceremony held on the campus of Southeastern Louisiana College to fulfill with their families, police stated.

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

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

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

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

“At the moment we do not believe that there have been any students involved, we do not believe any juveniles have been struck in this incident,” Bergeron mentioned.

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

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

Tangipahoa Parish Superintendent of Colleges, Melissa Martin Stilley, stated Thursday, "We apologize to our families and to our college students that this night, which ought to have been a very completely happy event for our graduates and their families, ended on such a tragic be aware."

Hammond High College students may have a digital college day Friday, though school will go into to highschool, she said.

A taking pictures erupted on the East Kentwood High College campus outdoors the football stadium in Michigan on Thursday throughout a graduation ceremony for Crossroads Various Excessive School at round 7:20 p.m., injuring two, the Kent County Sheriff’s Office said in a press release.

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

Kent County Sheriff Michelle LaJoye-Younger mentioned in a Thursday evening information conference that individuals in two vehicles were exchanging gunshots.

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

The sheriff's office said two victims in the shooting were later positioned at area hospitals: a 16-year-old from Texas who was shot within the wrist and is in secure condition and a 40-year-old girl from Grand Rapids who was shot within the wrist and stomach in crucial but steady situation. 

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

The sheriff’s workplace believes there have been more than two people opened fireplace. Initial experiences indicate two white sedans with multiple people inside fled the scene at a excessive fee of speed, officials mentioned.

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

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

Hasani Brewer, 18, was killed and a 17-year-old high school pupil wounded, police said. Brewer and the teenager who was shot had gotten right into a struggle when a third individual opened fire, police spokesperson Larry Flowers said at a news convention.

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

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

“The graduation was just ending, people have been leaving, this combat started — so just think about the chaos when shots rang out,” Flowers said.

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