A juvenile suspect has been charged with shooting multiple students at Barrington High School with a water bead gun as part of a TikTok challenge.
who was struck along with his boyfriend believes they were targeted in a hate crime – but the suspect has not been charged as such.
Barrington police said they learned the juvenile suspect shot at several people with an item that was identified as a SplatRBall Water Bead Blaster. Police did not specify whether the juvenile suspect is also a Barrington High School student.Three people were struck by the water beads, and one suffered a minor injury. Two of the three students decided to seek prosecution.
Police said the suspect was taking part in the"Orbeez challenge" a dangerous new trend that has made its way to the campus. The trend involves people shooting the Orbeez balls at others with an airsoft gun or gel-ball gun for the TikTok social video platform.Matt Petterson – a transgender junior at Barrington High School – believes he was targeted in something more sinister than a TikTok challenge.
Matt's mother, Kristen Petterson, said both she and the school's officer filed a report with the Barrington Police Department. "This just kind of crosses the line, and I don't feel like it was just a TikTok challenge, because the shooters followed him into the school," she said.First published on March 22, 2022 / 7:41 PMCreate your free account or log inPlease enter valid email address to continue
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