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

Three high school commencement ceremonies ended with shots fired in separate incidents in Louisiana, Michigan and Tennessee within the span of 24 hours, another sobering example of gun violence impacting everyday lives, together with that of teenage students.

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

A minimum of 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 had been fired Thursday night around 8:15 p.m as graduates of Hammond High College had been leaving their ceremony held on the campus of Southeastern Louisiana University to satisfy with their households, police said.

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

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

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

Police mentioned Thursday no Hammond Excessive Faculty college students are believed to be involved within the capturing. 

“At the moment we don't consider that there have been any students involved, we do not consider any juveniles were struck on this incident,” Bergeron mentioned.

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

There were Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office deputies on web site working safety for the graduation who responded to the taking pictures and the “state of affairs was taken underneath management in a short time," officials mentioned.

Tangipahoa Parish Superintendent of Colleges, Melissa Martin Stilley, mentioned Thursday, "We apologize to our households and to our college students that this evening, which should have been a really pleased event for our graduates and their families, ended on such a tragic note."

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

A taking pictures erupted on the East Kentwood Excessive Faculty campus outside the soccer stadium in Michigan on Thursday during a commencement ceremony for Crossroads Alternative High School at round 7:20 p.m., injuring two, the Kent County Sheriff’s Office mentioned in a press release.

Two deputies had been on site working safety for the ceremony, however by the time deputies obtained to the parking zone on foot, “the suspect vehicles had fled.” 

Kent County Sheriff Michelle LaJoye-Young stated in a Thursday evening information conference that people in two cars have been exchanging gunshots.

She said “numerous photographs” had been fired at the scene.

The sheriff's workplace stated two victims within the shooting were 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 in the wrist and stomach in important but secure condition. 

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

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

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

A 17-year-old was arrested in a deadly capturing after a commencement ceremony for Riverdale Excessive Faculty held on 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 high school student wounded, police said. Brewer and the teenager who was shot had gotten into a struggle when a third particular person opened fire, police spokesperson Larry Flowers said at a information conference.

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

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

“The commencement was simply ending, folks have been leaving, this combat began — so just think about the chaos when photographs rang out,” Flowers stated.

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