Teens target strangers in Orbeez attacks, California sheriff's office says

so you can wait, you're telling me there are kids running around here, you caught the wrong person. Tonight in San Carlos, the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office

says

groups of teenagers are using toy guns to shoot gel balls at random

strangers

and I got the idea from Tic Tock Good night, I'm on dates and I'm Dan Ashley, thanks for joining us. The Sheriff's Office

says

this new Tic Toc trend could land

teens

in real trouble. ABC 7 News Reporter Amanda del Castillo shares reaction to Residents are a dangerous social media trend now coming to San Mateo County.

The Sheriff's Office says they have received reports of a half-dozen Orbeez

attacks

in recent weeks. They believe that different groups of teenagers are jumping out of vehicles and shooting hydrated gel balls at

strangers

in Many times we have received reports of people shouting, shoot, shoot, so if you can imagine the dangers that could entail, Sergeant Javier Acosta says they have had incidents in Millbrae and, more recently, in downtown San Carlos, the activity is potentially related. a social media trend that encourages people to shoot unsuspecting

target

s instead of posting on Tick Tock, yeah I don't know what to say about that, yeah kids, you just know it spreads on social media, it's terrible , the more they see it, the more they want to do it why the

sheriff

's

office

is asking parents to talk to their children to make sure they are not participating in the trend for several reasons.

I think it's also bad for children because they accidentally open themselves up to the wrong person. It's not a good idea for them how dangerous it is to do, what if that person legally carries a concealed weapon? Can you imagine the danger behind that or what that can become starting Monday? he says that in some incidents they have noticed that the teenagers used Frozen Orbeez in their attack, they will catch them, but what they are doing is dangerous and then he tells me about freezing the pellets, now it is very bad, the Sheriff's Office says that the participants They could face misdemeanors, even felonies, and for minors, their parents could also face civil lawsuits.

I mean, is this going to change his behavior at all? Hell yeah, I'll be looking for kids running out of a car with a gun shooting at me, it was something you're basically telling me can hurt in San Carlos. I'm still from Manitoba. ABC 7 News