3 high school graduations throughout the U.S. end with gunfire in less 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, one other sobering example of gun violence impacting everyday lives, including that of teenage college students.

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

A minimum of one individual was killed and 7 others injured in collective shootings that resulted in the arrest of a 17-year-old gunman in Tennessee.

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

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

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

Charges are pending because the probe continues and all events involved had been adults, Beckner said.

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

“At this time we do not consider that there were any college students concerned, we do not imagine any juveniles have been struck in this incident,” Bergeron said.

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

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

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

Hammond High College students will have a digital faculty day Friday, although college will go into to school, she said.

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

Two deputies had been on web site working security for the ceremony, however by the time deputies acquired to the car parking zone on foot, “the suspect automobiles had fled.” 

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

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

The sheriff's office said two victims within the shooting were later situated at space hospitals: a 16-year-old from Texas who was shot within the wrist and is in secure situation and a 40-year-old woman from Grand Rapids who was shot in the wrist and abdomen in vital however secure condition. 

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

The sheriff’s workplace believes there have been more than two individuals opened fire. Preliminary experiences point out two white sedans with a number of folks inside fled the scene at a high price of speed, officials stated.

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

A 17-year-old was arrested in a lethal shooting after a graduation ceremony for Riverdale High School held at 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 pupil wounded, police said. Brewer and the teenager who was shot had gotten into a battle when a 3rd particular person opened fireplace, police spokesperson Larry Flowers said at a news conference.

The suspect, who is also 17, was not recognized due to his age. He will likely be arraigned in juvenile court on a first-degree homicide cost, Flowers said.

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

“The graduation was just ending, people were leaving, this struggle started — so simply imagine the chaos when pictures rang out,” Flowers mentioned.

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