An outdoor water gun game is trending again among high school students, with multiple Southeast Michigan police departments advising both students and area residents to be aware of potential misunderstandings.
The game is known in various locations as “water wars” or “senior assassin.” It has taken place in recent years across the Metro Detroit area as the school year winds down.
“This activity is not school-sponsored but is a tradition in which high school students try to get other teams ‘out’ by squirting them with water guns,” Shelby Township Police Department said in one of the recent announcements about the game. “We want residents to be aware so that no one is alarmed if they observe students running around or holding water guns.”…