A dangerous new challenge is appearing on TikTok and has police across the country reporting incidents of injury to people and even the arrests of teens.
Fox News reported that the “Orbeez challenge” encourages users to sneak attack people who aren’t expecting it with a gel pellet gun.
Atlanta, Philadelphia, Orlando, Phoenix, and other cities have reported incidents.
“We continue to see teenagers … discharging splat ball guns (Orbeez) at other people … even at innocent bystanders. Now they are modifying the beads to be more painful,” Georgia’s Peachtree City Police wrote on Facebook.
“Officers in Volusia County, Florida also warned of a string of Orbeez shootings in the area leading to four arrests so far,” police confirmed.
Police are also warning the public about impending arrests for anyone who takes part in the social media challenge.
“Recently, deputies arrested a 19-year-old man who shot an Amazon delivery driver in Deltona, hitting him in his glasses and his neck while he was driving his route. The same shooter also shot another random adult and a 10-year-old child in the face and chest,” the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office wrote on Facebook.
“Recently, deputies arrested a 19-year-old man who shot an Amazon delivery driver in Deltona, hitting him in his glasses and his neck while he was driving his route. The same shooter also shot another random adult and a 10-year-old child in the face and chest,” the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office wrote on Facebook.
