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An elderly woman was killed and two men were injured when a gunfight broke out on Tuesday at the conclusion of a high school graduation ceremony taking place at Xavier University, in New Orleans, police said. 

New Orleans police said they have detained at least three suspects who allegedly opened fire at the parking lot outside the Convocation Center venue once the graduation ceremony ended for Morris Jeff High School seniors.

Police said a fight broke out between two women when someone opened fire, killing the elderly woman and injuring two men, WDSU reported.   

Officials said the men had suffered non-life-threatening injuries after being shot in the shoulder and leg as they were taken to a nearby hospital. 

New Orleans Police Department officials added that they had recovered several guns at the scene and that no arrests have been made yet. 

One of the many seniors who graduated at the ceremony and witnessed the event told WDSU that the victim was his friends grandmother.

‘My friend’s grandma got shot, man,’ the witness said. ‘She got shot right there in the street like she was a dog or some s***, man.’

New Orleans police responded to an active shooter situation on Tuesday taking place at Xavier University during a high school graduation ceremony

New Orleans police responded to an active shooter situation on Tuesday taking place at Xavier University during a high school graduation ceremony

Family members of those graduating Morris Jeff High School were in a panic following the shooting that left at least three people hospitalized

Family members of those graduating Morris Jeff High School were in a panic following the shooting that left at least three people hospitalized

The New Orleans Police Department said a suspect has been detained

The New Orleans Police Department said a suspect has been detained 

Witnesses told Fox 8 that a fight had appeared to broken out following the graduation ceremony, with about five to 12 gunshots allegedly fired as a result. 

The senior who spoke with WDSU said family members were taking pictures with the graduates at the parking lot when they started getting concerned about a group fighting near a gazebo in the parking lot. 

‘Then my cousin comes over and yells, ‘Run, run run, run. They about to start shooting,” the teen told the news outlet, saying that he heard at least two dozen shots as he ran away from the scene. 

NOPD Deputy Supt. Christopher Goodly described the shooting as a ‘senseless act of violence’ and said the incident was still under investigation.

New Orleans City Councilman J. P. Morrell slammed the shooting, which took place in the wake of the Uvalde, Texas, elementary school shooting and twelve days after three people were shot at another high school graduation ceremony at a Louisiana university.  

‘This should’ve been one of the happiest days in these kids’ lives, Morrell tweeted about the latest shooting. ‘Now all their hard work is being overshadowed by another senseless act of gun violence.

Police officials said they recovered several guns from the scene of the shooting

Police officials said they recovered several guns from the scene of the shooting

The gunfire had allegedly occurred as two women were fighting in the parking lot

The gunfire had allegedly occurred as two women were fighting in the parking lot

A senior said a friend's grandmother was the elderly woman caught in the crossfire

A senior said a friend’s grandmother was the elderly woman caught in the crossfire

The tragic incident comes less than two weeks after four people were shot at Southeastern Louisiana University during a high school graduation ceremony for Hammond High Magnet School students. 

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Hammond police said Trent Thomas, 20, had opened fire during the ceremony, striking three innocent bystanders. A fourth person was also hospitalized after being injured while trying to run from the shooting. 

Officials said Thomas got into a fight with a minor at the school when the gunfire broke out. Police said they suspect the fight occurred due to gang affiliations. 

Four people were injured when shots rang out at Southeastern Louisiana University Thursday night as Hammond High Magnet School seniors and their families were exiting the university's activity center

Four people were injured when shots rang out at Southeastern Louisiana University Thursday night as Hammond High Magnet School seniors and their families were exiting the university’s activity center

Officers responded to reports of shots fired at Southeastern Louisiana University (SLU) just after 8pm Thursday as Hammond High Magnet School's commencement was letting out

Officers responded to reports of shots fired at Southeastern Louisiana University (SLU) just after 8pm Thursday as Hammond High Magnet School’s commencement was letting out

The Louisiana high school shootings are among the latest in the nation, which had witnessed one of the most horrific school shootings last week when Salvador Rolando Ramos, 18, was shot dead by police after killing 19 young children and two teachers on May 24, in Uvalde, Texas.

The shootings continue as Americans remain divided on how to best protect students, with some arguing that teachers and school security guards should be armed while others call for stricter gun control laws. 

Uvalde Sheriff’s deputy and parent Felix Rubio, who was one of the responding law enforcement officers, spoke to CNN and called for gun control measures to try and prevent other parents suffering losses like his.

His daughter Lexi, 10, was among 19 children murdered by shooter Salvador Ramos.

‘All I can hope is that she’s just not a number. This is enough. No one else needs to go through this. We never needed to go through this, but we are.’

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‘I’ve had enough with guns,’ he said in a live interview with CNN the day after the attack. ‘I don’t want my daughter’s name to be just another name.’

 Meanwhile, the heroic, off-duty border patrol agent who evacuated several children including his own eight-year-old daughter from Robb Elementary School, is urging for teachers to be trained and armed so they can protect their students in case of the inevitable next tragedy.

Jacob Albarado, a father of three, who had borrowed a shotgun from his barber and rushed into the school after learning about the shooting while in the barber’s chair, called for more guards at schools and training for educators.

‘Only time will heal their pain and hopefully changes will be made at all schools in the U.S. and teachers will be trained & allowed to carry in order to protect themselves and students,’ he said.

Felix Rubio is snapped cradling his wife Kimberly after learning their daughter Lexi was among 10 children killed at Robb Elementary School in Texas

Felix Rubio is snapped cradling his wife Kimberly after learning their daughter Lexi was among 10 children killed at Robb Elementary School in Texas

Mourners gathered to grieve together after the horrific tragedy at the Texas elementary school in which 19 children and two teachers were killed

Mourners gathered to grieve together after the horrific tragedy at the Texas elementary school in which 19 children and two teachers were killed

Texas Governor Greg Abbott (pictured) said tightening gun laws is not a 'real solution' to gun violence because places like New York and Chicago see more shootings than schools in Texas

Texas Governor Greg Abbott (pictured) said tightening gun laws is not a ‘real solution’ to gun violence because places like New York and Chicago see more shootings than schools in Texas

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