3 highschool graduations throughout 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 throughout the span of 24 hours, another sobering example of gun violence impacting everyday lives, including that of teenage students.

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

At least 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 have been fired Thursday night time round 8:15 p.m as graduates of Hammond Excessive School have been leaving their ceremony held on the campus of Southeastern Louisiana College to meet 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 night information conference. Three have been transported to an area hospital.

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

Expenses are pending as the probe continues and all parties involved had been adults, Beckner said.

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

“Right now we do not consider that there were any college students involved, we do not believe any juveniles were struck in this incident,” Bergeron stated.

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

There have been Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Workplace deputies on web site working safety for the graduation who responded to the shooting and the “state of affairs was taken underneath management very quickly," officials mentioned.

Tangipahoa Parish Superintendent of Colleges, Melissa Martin Stilley, stated Thursday, "We apologize to our families and to our students that this night, which should have been a really completely satisfied occasion for our graduates and their families, ended on such a tragic note."

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

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

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

Kent County Sheriff Michelle LaJoye-Younger mentioned in a Thursday evening news convention that folks in two vehicles had been exchanging gunshots.

She said “a lot of shots” have been fired at the scene.

The sheriff's office said two victims within the capturing had been later located at space hospitals: a 16-year-old from Texas who was shot in the wrist and is in secure condition and a 40-year-old lady from Grand Rapids who was shot in the wrist and stomach in important but steady condition. 

It's not clear if the victims were related to the commencement.

The sheriff’s workplace believes there have been greater than two individuals opened fireplace. Initial studies indicate two white sedans with a number of people inside fled the scene at a excessive charge of velocity, officers stated.

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

A 17-year-old was arrested in a deadly shooting after a commencement ceremony for Riverdale High School held on the Center Tennessee State University campus shortly before 9 p.m. Wednesday as the group 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 particular person opened fireplace, police spokesperson Larry Flowers said at a news convention.

The suspect, who can be 17, was not identified because of his age. He shall be arraigned in juvenile courtroom 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 graduation was simply ending, folks were leaving, this fight began — so simply imagine the chaos when photographs rang out,” Flowers stated.

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