The challenge, called the 'Orbeez Challenge,' encourages young people to shoot at people, cars, and homes with gel-based beads or similar from toy guns.
A new TikTok challenge is making the rounds and multiple local police departments have put out statements warning of the danger behind the act.
The challenge, called the"Orbeez Challenge," encourages young people to shoot at people, cars, and homes with gel-based beads or similar from toy guns. Police in Malden and Framingham are calling the challenge"dangerous" and say that the"guns can look like a real firearm and have the potential to cause serious injuries."
In a statement on Tuesday, Malden Police went further saying that these water beads"can lead to criminal charges, as serious as a felony" if fired at people or property.
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