WEST JORDAN — A popular game among high school seniors resulted in one 18-year-old student being booked into jail Wednesday after police say he caused a panic at a local hospital.
The man was playing the “Senior Assassination” game. It’s a tradition at many high schools across the nation, including in Utah, where high school seniors traditionally use water guns to track down and “eliminate” other seniors in the days leading up to graduation.
On Wednesday, police were called to Jordan Valley Hospital, 3580 W. 9000 South, after witnesses reported “two young white males entered the hospital and asked if it was a hospital. The witnesses described one male as appearing to be a high school student who was holding what appeared to be a gun,” according to a police booking affidavit…