Police Called On Student Participating in 'Nerf War'

WAUKESHA, WI — Waukesha police responded to a residential area on 2500 block of Pebble Valley Road just before 3:30 p.m. Monday on a report of a man with a gun.

According to police reports, a person called police, stating that they saw a man hiding behind a silver truck with a gun, only to be seen running south while wearing a black sweatshirt and beige pants.

Reports stated the youth had a long-barrel pistol, or watergun, and a cellphone. While on the phone, the caller reported that the gun had an orange cap on it, indicating that it was not an acutal firearm.

Police told Waukesha Patch that an area high school was having a Nerf war this week, and that the student was likely part of the festivities. Nerf is a manufacturer of outdoor toys, including spongy footballs and spring-loaded toy guns that shoot foam and plastic darts.

The young person was not located by authorities.

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