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

Three highschool graduation ceremonies ended with photographs fired in separate incidents in Louisiana, Michigan and Tennessee within the span of 24 hours, one other sobering instance of gun violence impacting everyday lives, including that of teenage students.

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

At least one person was killed and 7 others injured in collective shootings that resulted in the arrest of a 17-year-old gunman in Tennessee.

Pictures were fired Thursday night round 8:15 p.m as graduates of Hammond Excessive School had been leaving their ceremony held on the campus of Southeastern Louisiana College to satisfy with their households, police said.

4 people were injured within the gunfire, all with non-life-threatening injuries, Hammond PD Chief Edwin Bergeron Jr said in a Thursday evening news convention. Three have been transported to an area hospital.

A suspect was situated after a brief foot pursuit and brought into custody, Southeastern Louisiana University Police Chief Michael Beckner informed NBC Information Friday morning.

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

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

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

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

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

Tangipahoa Parish Superintendent of Colleges, Melissa Martin Stilley, said Thursday, "We apologize to our families and to our students that this night time, which ought to have been a very completely happy occasion for our graduates and their families, ended on such a sad note."

Hammond Excessive College college students could have a digital faculty day Friday, although school will go into to highschool, she mentioned.

A shooting erupted on the East Kentwood Excessive College campus outside the soccer stadium in Michigan on Thursday during a commencement ceremony for Crossroads Different High Faculty at around 7:20 p.m., injuring two, the Kent County Sheriff’s Office said in a press release.

Two deputies had been on website working safety for the ceremony, but by the point deputies obtained to the car parking zone on foot, “the suspect automobiles had fled.” 

Kent County Sheriff Michelle LaJoye-Younger mentioned in a Thursday night information conference that individuals in two cars had been exchanging gunshots.

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

The sheriff's office mentioned two victims within the taking pictures had been later located at space hospitals: a 16-year-old from Texas who was shot within the wrist and is in steady situation and a 40-year-old woman from Grand Rapids who was shot within the wrist and abdomen in important but secure situation. 

It's not clear if the victims were connected to the commencement.

The sheriff’s workplace believes there were more than two individuals opened hearth. Preliminary reports point out two white sedans with multiple folks inside fled the scene at a excessive price of velocity, officials 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 deadly capturing after a commencement ceremony for Riverdale Excessive Faculty held on the Middle Tennessee State College campus shortly before 9 p.m. Wednesday as the gang 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 struggle when a third individual opened hearth, police spokesperson Larry Flowers said at a news convention.

The suspect, who is also 17, was not recognized because of his age. He shall be arraigned in juvenile court docket on a first-degree murder charge, Flowers mentioned.

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

“The graduation was simply ending, folks had been leaving, this battle started — so just imagine the chaos when photographs rang out,” Flowers stated.

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