Montco Officials Warn Residents Of HS Senior Prank Game

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, PA — Multiple police departments around Montgomery and Chester counties have issued warnings to local residents over the past week about the high school senior prank game called "assassin" that has officials on edge.

The game is simple and relatively harmless, though its participants are often mistaken for criminals. Players use water guns to stalk and shoot each other in an attempt to be the last senior standing — it's described as essentially hide and seek with water guns.

"Because the game involves a certain degree of hiding & sneaking around to surprise other players, every year we inevitably get calls reporting suspicious subjects that turn out to be students playing the game," police shared in a statement.

The game is not illegal. Police in Lower Moreland and elsewhere have issueding similar notices they do not condone the game, and that "the safest thing is not to play."

"We know it's a game to you, but you have to consider it may not appear that way to the public," they added.

For students who continue to play, they're reminded to not trespass on private property and to use water pistols that are brightly colored and clearly toys. Students are also urged not to run away from police, but simply to explain to officers what they are doing if they are stopped.

Residents are asked not to confront suspicious individuals themselves, but to call 911.