Police departments warn high schoolers' 'Senior Assassins' game could turn deadly: 'serious consequences'

Police departments are warning parents and communities that high schoolers are set to participate in a nationwide game that could have very real and potentially deadly consequences.

"The Arlington Heights Police Department wants to convey important information to community members by making you aware of an on-line, live action game called Senior Assassin. This game is played by High School students throughout the country, including here in Arlington Heights. It is an annual springtime tradition for students, especially seniors. Participants attempt to forego match elimination by squirting other players using a water gun with a goal of being the last person remaining in the game," police in the Village of Arlington Heights wrote on Facebook Friday.

The post continued: "The concept is not against the law or a local ordinance. We ask everyone to play safely, use common sense and recognize how players’ actions may be perceived by members of the community. The unintentional result of participants running throughout the community with a water gun, some often resembling a look-alike firearm, could have deadly consequences."