State Attorney Melissa Nelson warns about the potentially deadly consequences of a game called "Senior Assassin." | News4Jax
Published on February 13, 2025 at 5:10 pm
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Law enforcement leaders are warning about the potentially deadly consequences of a water gun game played by high school seniors all over the area.
Officials raised their concerns at a news conference Thursday, a day after a Florida Department of Law Enforcement officer shot a Bishop Kenny High School student who was playing the game “Senior Assassin.”
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In the game, students are assigned a senior or seniors as their targets. The players then seek to “eliminate” their target(s) using water guns, said State Attorney Melissa Nelson.
“Today we ask for your help in shutting the game down,” Nelson said. “I’m the mother of three; I have two current high schoolers and a college freshman who played this game last year. Many of us in this room have teens who have played. But it’s incumbent on all of us to make sure yesterday’s incident does not repeat itself.”
The student who was shot is recuperating from a wound to his arm. No charges will be brought in the case, Nelson said.
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Kenny seniors were playing the tag game with plastic guns outside a Yulee home, apparently alarming the off-duty FDLE agent who lived there. Thinking they were prowlers, the agent fired shots, wounding one of the students.
Neptune Beach Police Chief Michael Key said the game is also popular at Fletcher High School and has led to trespassing, reckless driving and other unsafe behavior. “What may seem like a harmless game can quickly escalate into life-altering situations,” Key said.
He urged parents to talk to their students about the dangers of “Senior Assassin.”
