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

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

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

No less than one particular person was killed and 7 others injured in collective shootings that resulted within the arrest of a 17-year-old gunman in Tennessee.

Pictures were fired Thursday night round 8:15 p.m as graduates of Hammond High School had been leaving their ceremony held on the campus of Southeastern Louisiana University to meet with their families, police stated.

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

A suspect was located after a brief foot pursuit and taken into custody, Southeastern Louisiana College Police Chief Michael Beckner advised NBC News Friday morning.

Fees are pending as the probe continues and all events involved were adults, Beckner stated.

Police stated Thursday no Hammond Excessive School 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 believe any juveniles have been struck in this incident,” Bergeron mentioned.

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

There were Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Workplace deputies on site working safety for the commencement who responded to the shooting and the “situation was taken under control very quickly," officers stated.

Tangipahoa Parish Superintendent of Schools, Melissa Martin Stilley, said Thursday, "We apologize to our households and to our students that this night time, which should have been a very completely happy event for our graduates and their families, ended on such a tragic word."

Hammond Excessive School students can have a digital college day Friday, though faculty will go into to school, she mentioned.

A shooting erupted at the East Kentwood Excessive School campus outdoors the soccer stadium in Michigan on Thursday throughout a graduation ceremony for Crossroads Different Excessive Faculty at round 7:20 p.m., injuring two, the Kent County Sheriff’s Workplace stated in a statement.

Two deputies have been on site working safety for the ceremony, however by the point deputies received to the parking zone on foot, “the suspect automobiles had fled.” 

Kent County Sheriff Michelle LaJoye-Young stated in a Thursday night information convention that folks in two vehicles had been exchanging gunshots.

She stated “a lot of pictures” were fired on the scene.

The sheriff's workplace mentioned two victims in the taking pictures have been later situated at space hospitals: a 16-year-old from Texas who was shot within the wrist and is in stable condition and a 40-year-old girl from Grand Rapids who was shot within the wrist and stomach in important however secure condition. 

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

The sheriff’s office believes there have been greater than two people opened hearth. Preliminary studies indicate two white sedans with a number of folks inside fled the scene at a excessive rate of speed, officers mentioned.

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

A 17-year-old was arrested in a deadly taking pictures after a commencement ceremony for Riverdale Excessive Faculty held at 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 student wounded, police said. Brewer and the teenager who was shot had gotten into a battle when a 3rd person opened fireplace, police spokesperson Larry Flowers said at a news convention.

The suspect, who can be 17, was not recognized due to his age. He will be arraigned in juvenile courtroom on a first-degree murder charge, Flowers mentioned.

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

“The commencement was just ending, people had been leaving, this fight started — so simply think about the chaos when shots rang out,” Flowers said.

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