3 highschool graduations across the U.S. finish with gunfire in lower than 24 hours

Three highschool commencement ceremonies ended with pictures 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 college students.

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

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

Photographs had been fired Thursday evening round 8:15 p.m as graduates of Hammond High Faculty have been leaving their ceremony held on the campus of Southeastern Louisiana College to fulfill with their families, police said.

4 individuals were injured within the gunfire, all with non-life-threatening accidents, Hammond PD Chief Edwin Bergeron Jr said in a Thursday night time information convention. Three have 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 told NBC Information Friday morning.

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

Police said Thursday no Hammond High College students are believed to be concerned within the capturing. 

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

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

There have been Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office deputies on web site working safety for the graduation who responded to the shooting and the “situation was taken below control in a short time," officers said.

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

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

A taking pictures erupted on the East Kentwood High College campus exterior the football stadium in Michigan on Thursday throughout a graduation ceremony for Crossroads Different Excessive College at round 7:20 p.m., injuring two, the Kent County Sheriff’s Office mentioned in an announcement.

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

Kent County Sheriff Michelle LaJoye-Younger said in a Thursday evening information convention that individuals in two cars have been exchanging gunshots.

She mentioned “numerous pictures” had been fired at the scene.

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

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

The sheriff’s office believes there have been more than two individuals opened fireplace. Preliminary studies point out two white sedans with a number of folks inside fled the scene at a excessive rate of pace, officials mentioned.

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

A 17-year-old was arrested in a deadly shooting after a commencement ceremony for Riverdale High School held at the Center Tennessee State University campus shortly before 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 right into a fight when a 3rd person opened fire, police spokesperson Larry Flowers stated at a news convention.

The suspect, who is also 17, was not recognized because of his age. He will likely be arraigned in juvenile courtroom on a first-degree murder cost, Flowers stated.

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

“The graduation was simply ending, individuals have been leaving, this battle started — so just imagine the chaos when pictures rang out,” Flowers said.

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