WATCH: Teen detained after ‘senior assassin’ water gun mistaken for real weapon

STONEHAM, MASS. (WHDH) – A teenager with a water gun triggered an emergency response from police after a concerned resident called 911 Monday reporting a person with a gun, police body camera video captured. The teenager was handcuffed and briefly detained, but was released after he explained to officers that he was taking part in the popular high school game called “senior assassin.”

Stoneham police released body camera video Thursday of the tense moment a teenager was captured with what appeared to be a firearm in a residential area, prompting a frantic 911 call from a resident.

“I have a gentleman outside my house hiding with a gun, it looks like he’s trying to ambush somebody. I need somebody to come right away,” the caller said. “He’s got a black hoodie on. He’s got a gun in his right hand, he’s got gray sweatpants…it looks like a handgun.”…

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