3 High School Graduations Across the Country End In Gunfire Within 24 Hours

The first incident went down on Wednesday night at the ceremony for Riverdale High School in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

As the crowd was dispersing toward the end of the event, a 17-year-old shot and killed Hasani Brewer. Another 17-year-old, who was fighting with Brewer before the third teen opened fire, was also wounded. It’s worth adding that Brewer was a past graduate of the high school and the injured 17-year-old is a junior.

“This was not a random shooting,” Murfeesboro Public Information Officer Larry Flowers said. “The two victims and the shooter knew each other.”

The suspect will soon be arraigned on a first-degree murder charge in juvenile court.

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— Riverdale HS (@RiverdaleHighTN) May 20, 2022

Another incident soon followed the Tennessee tragedy in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

While Crossroads Alternative High School students were graduating on Thursday, “a large number of shots” were fired off outside the ceremony. While two deputies were on-scene serving security, the suspects were long gone when they got to the parking lot.

Two people were injured in the matter: a 16-year-old from Texas and a local 40-year-old. It’s unclear if the victims were connected to the graduation ceremony.

The suspects have not yet been identified, though the white Mercedes they fled in has been located and is being processed.

BREAKING:
Two people were shot tonight outside the Crossroads Alternative graduation at East Kentwood High School. @KentSheriff says two vans pulled up and started firing at each other.
A 16yo Texas boy and a 40yo GR woman are both in stable condition. @FOX17 pic.twitter.com/EAWuHQEUn1

— Doug Reardon (@ReardonReports) May 20, 2022

A third incident went down on Thursday evening in Hammond, Louisiana.

Four people attending Hammond High School‘s commencement ceremony suffered non-life-threatening injuries, though authorities notably “do not believe any juveniles were involved [or] struck in this incident.”

A suspect named Trent Thomas was tracked down on foot and taken into custody.

4 people were shot at a High School Graduation in Hammond, Louisiana yesterday. This is going to keep happening until our leaders take a serious look at gun reform.

— Punktoad (@punktoadisdead) May 20, 2022

“We apologize to our families and to our students that this night, which should have been a very happy occasion for our graduates and their families, ended on such a sad note,” Melissa Martin Stilley, Tangipahoa Parish Superintendent of Schools, said of the incident.