Livermore Police Warn of Dangers of Students Playing 'Assassin' Game in Wake of Injuries

Livermore police are asking high school students to refrain from playing a game police say has led to injuries, property damage and the unnecessary expending of police resources. Students playing the “Assassin” game buy in to a pool and are given the name of another student they have to “assassinate” with mock weapons.

The students then stalk each other outside of school grounds, including hiding in bushes outside each other’s homes waiting for them to come outside, police said. The game goes on until only one student remains and wins a cash prize, according to police.

The students started playing Monday, school officials told police, and already there has been a report of a student being knocked unconscious by hitting his head while trying to duck into his car to escape and another student who crashed into a house while driving away from her “assassin.”

Police also said that they have received numerous calls about armed suspects, reckless driving, suspicious persons and prowlers that turned out to be related to the game, wasting police resources. Assassin is not a school-endorsed event and police in a Facebook post today pleaded with students to refrain from playing it.

By Bay City News

Photo courtesy Livermore Police Facebook page.