High schoolers’ TikTok prank goes too far in Fisher
FISHER, Ill. (WCIA) — In one Central Illinois community, students took a prank known on TikTok too far.
There’s a trend going around on TikTok where high school seniors sneak up on each other with squirt guns. Some people call it “the assassin game”; others call it “senior assassin.”
One parent said the students surprise-attack each other with water guns whether they’re at work or home. Some teenagers in Fisher went too far, and now people are concerned for other students’ safety.
“If I found somebody creeping around the house and doing it, that’s beyond boundaries. That’s illegal,” said Kathy Van Schoyck, whose granddaughter is a former Fisher high school student.
That is exactly what happened in Fisher when classmates entered a high school student’s home without permission, catching the family off-guard. They were playing the assassin game.
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Cheyenne Van Schoyck is Kathy’s granddaughter and has seen the trend on social media.
“I actually first heard about it on TikTok. I saw videos of people running around, shooting the squirt guns, and I was like, hmm… But yeah, it looked fun,” she said.
Police said no one was arrested, but what the students did was against the law. Kathy said it could’ve been worse.
“There’s a good chance that somebody might be armed in some way, and somebody could get harmed or killed. You know, just playing.”
Police said they have spoken to students to let them know there needs to be boundaries.
“I’m sure it’s going on in other schools, too, so they should do the same,” Kathy said.
Recently in Itasca, students participating in the game caused a rollover accident. Two students were playing the game when one vehicle lost control, rolling onto its side.
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In many instances of the prank, it’s not just the students who are on the receiving end.
“Other family members, they’re the ones getting hit, thinking they’re siblings. And it’s just causing a lot of controversy,” Cheyenne said.
Police said the issue has been resolved in their community, but the trend that’s been around for years doesn’t seem to be going away anytime soon.
“You know, no going out and about to try and get them after a certain time,” Cheyenne said. “Or maybe it should be like a during-school type of thing, and not just a whenever, wherever type of situation.”
People said they’re all for students having fun, but you never know what could happen when you enter someone’s house unexpectedly.
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