Teen ‘Water Assassins’ Game Prompts Warning From Ventura County Sheriff

The game has led to more police calls as some residents mistake it for a life-threatening situation.
Teen ‘Water Assassins’ Game Prompts Warning From Ventura County Sheriff
A boy poses with a Nerf water gun in a file photo in London on November 6, 2013. Matthew Lloyd/Getty Images
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A yearly “water assassins” game among Camarillo teens prompted an alert from Ventura County sheriff’s officials concerned about increasing calls from residents frightened by water guns that can look a little too real.

According to a Feb. 9 press release from the sheriff’s office, the game recently began among Camarillo teenagers and others in nearby cities and has led to more police calls as some residents mistake the game for a life-threatening situation.