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

Three high school graduation ceremonies ended with pictures fired in separate incidents in Louisiana, Michigan and Tennessee within the span of 24 hours, one other sobering instance of gun violence impacting everyday lives, including that of teenage students.

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

At the 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.

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

4 people had been injured in the gunfire, all with non-life-threatening injuries, Hammond PD Chief Edwin Bergeron Jr mentioned in a Thursday evening information conference. Three were transported to an area hospital.

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

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

Police mentioned Thursday no Hammond Excessive College students are believed to be involved in the taking pictures. 

“Right now we don't believe that there were any college students involved, we do not imagine any juveniles have been struck in this incident,” Bergeron stated.

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

There have been Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office deputies on web site working security for the graduation who responded to the shooting and the “situation was taken below control very quickly," officials stated.

Tangipahoa Parish Superintendent of Faculties, Melissa Martin Stilley, stated Thursday, "We apologize to our families and to our college students that this night, which should have been a very blissful event for our graduates and their households, ended on such a sad word."

Hammond Excessive School students could have a digital school day Friday, although faculty will go into to high school, she stated.

A capturing erupted on the East Kentwood Excessive College campus exterior the soccer stadium in Michigan on Thursday during a graduation ceremony for Crossroads Different High School at round 7:20 p.m., injuring two, the Kent County Sheriff’s Workplace said in an announcement.

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

Kent County Sheriff Michelle LaJoye-Younger mentioned in a Thursday evening news convention that individuals in two automobiles have been exchanging gunshots.

She said “a large number of shots” were fired on the scene.

The sheriff's workplace stated two victims in the capturing were later located at area hospitals: a 16-year-old from Texas who was shot in the wrist and is in steady condition and a 40-year-old woman from Grand Rapids who was shot in the wrist and abdomen in vital but stable situation. 

It's not clear if the victims were connected to the graduation.

The sheriff’s workplace believes there have been more than two individuals opened fireplace. Initial stories indicate two white sedans with a number of folks inside fled the scene at a excessive fee of speed, officials stated.

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

A 17-year-old was arrested in a lethal taking pictures after a commencement ceremony for Riverdale High College held on the Center Tennessee State College campus shortly before 9 p.m. Wednesday as the crowd 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 right into a fight when a third particular person opened hearth, police spokesperson Larry Flowers stated at a information convention.

The suspect, who can be 17, was not identified because of his age. He will likely be arraigned in juvenile courtroom on a first-degree homicide charge, Flowers said.

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

“The commencement was simply ending, individuals have been leaving, this battle began — so simply think about the chaos when shots rang out,” Flowers mentioned.

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