3 highschool graduations across 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 inside the span of 24 hours, another sobering example of gun violence impacting on a regular basis lives, including that of teenage students.

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

At the very 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.

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

Four individuals had been injured in the gunfire, all with non-life-threatening accidents, Hammond PD Chief Edwin Bergeron Jr mentioned in a Thursday night time news 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 advised NBC Information Friday morning.

Fees are pending as the probe continues and all events concerned have been adults, Beckner stated.

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

“Presently we don't believe that there were any students concerned, we do not believe any juveniles were struck in this incident,” Bergeron stated.

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

There have been Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office deputies on website working safety for the commencement who responded to the taking pictures and the “state of affairs was taken beneath control in a short time," officials said.

Tangipahoa Parish Superintendent of Colleges, Melissa Martin Stilley, said Thursday, "We apologize to our families and to our students that this night time, which should have been a very blissful occasion for our graduates and their households, ended on such a tragic be aware."

Hammond Excessive College college students could have a virtual college day Friday, though college will go into to school, she said.

A shooting erupted at the East Kentwood High Faculty 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 mentioned in a statement.

Two deputies were on web site working security for the ceremony, but by the time deputies bought to the parking lot on foot, “the suspect autos had fled.” 

Kent County Sheriff Michelle LaJoye-Younger said in a Thursday night information conference that individuals in two automobiles were exchanging gunshots.

She mentioned “a large number of photographs” had been fired at the scene.

The sheriff's office stated two victims in the taking pictures had been later positioned at space hospitals: a 16-year-old from Texas who was shot in the wrist and is in stable condition and a 40-year-old girl from Grand Rapids who was shot in the wrist and stomach in critical but steady condition. 

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

The sheriff’s office believes there have been greater than two individuals opened hearth. Initial reports indicate two white sedans with a number of individuals inside fled the scene at a high fee of pace, officials mentioned.

Authorities are additionally asking for witnesses or people with video or picture 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 at the Center 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 into a fight when a 3rd particular person opened fireplace, police spokesperson Larry Flowers stated at a information convention.

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

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

“The commencement was simply ending, individuals had been leaving, this fight started — so just imagine the chaos when photographs rang out,” Flowers mentioned.

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