Baltimore County Police Warn Of New Viral "Assassination" Game

BALTIMORE COUNTY - Baltimore County Police are warning residents about a new viral trend that could put young people at risk.

Police departments nationwide are receiving reports of high school students walking through public spaces with what appears to be a weapon. When police respond to these reports, they find teens carrying squirt guns and playing a new viral game called “assassin.”

The game involves students pretending to “assassinate” each other with squirt guns resembling real firearms.