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A Portage teen faces a felony after playing ‘senior assassin’: What to know about the game that worries police

Senior assassin, a popular tag-style game where teens hunt down their opponents with Nerf and water guns, has become tradition for many high school seniors across Chicago and the country.

Adrian Williams, a senior at Portage High School, with his mother, Tiffany May, in Portage, Indiana, on April 29, 2026. He was charged with a felony after officers responded to a report of a gun — which turned out to not be real — outside a Planet Fitness. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune)

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