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Miami Herald
13-02-2025
- Miami Herald
Student shot playing ‘assassins' game when man thinks toy gun is real, Florida cops say
A high school game known as 'Senior Assassins' turned all too real when a homeowner assumed the plastic guns wielded by students were real and started shooting, according to investigators in North Florida. One student was hit, but is expected to recover, the Nassau County Sheriff's Office said in a Feb. 12 news release. It happened around 6 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 12, outside a home on Purple Martin Drive in Yulee, about a 25-mile drive north from Jacksonville. The shooter was 'an off-duty Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) Agent' who lives in the neighborhood, officials said. 'The agent encountered what appeared to be three people prowling outside their residence in the dark,' the sheriff's office said. 'Immediately following the shooting, the off-duty agent began to administer first aid while they awaited the arrival of Nassau County Sheriff's Office. The student ... was transported to UF Health with non-life-threatening injuries.' The student was hit in the arm. Investigators say the students were participating in senior tradition that 'has drawn serious safety concerns from law enforcement officials.' 'The person shot was a Bishop Kenny (High School) student from Jacksonville participating in 'Senior Assassins,' a game where students 'tag' targets with water guns,' the sheriff's office said. 'In this case their target was a fellow Bishop Kenny student that lives in Nassau County.' Nassau County Sheriff Bill Leeper said the water guns used by students can be easily mistaken for the real thing 'when it's pitch dark.' 'These types of games may seem innocent, but when you have young people sneaking around in the dark carrying objects that could be mistaken for weapons, you're creating a potentially deadly situation,' he said in a video posted on Facebook. 'This incident demonstrates exactly why parents need to take this seriously and speak to their kids about the dangers of these types of games. The next time this happens it could be someone's life.' The state Department of Law Enforcement and the Office of the State Attorney for the Fourth Judicial Circuit have joined an investigation into the incident, the sheriff's office said.
Yahoo
12-02-2025
- Yahoo
NCSO: Bishop Kenny student playing ‘Senior Assassins' in Yulee shot in arm by off-duty FDLE agent
An 18-year-old playing 'Senior Assassins' in a Yulee neighborhood was shot in the arm by an off-duty Florida Department of Law Enforcement agent, the Nassau County Sheriff's Office said. It happened just before 6 a.m. Wednesday on Purple Martin Drive in the Plummer Creek subdivision. NCSO said in a news release, 'the agent encountered what appeared to be three people prowling outside their residence in the dark.' The 18-year-old who was shot was a Bishop Kenny High School student from Jacksonville who was playing the 'Senior Assassins' game with another Bishop Kenny student who lives in Nassau County, NCSO said. [DOWNLOAD: Free Action News Jax app for alerts as news breaks] During the 'Senior Assassins' game, the teens were trying to 'tag' each other with water guns. The teen shot in the arm was taken to UF Health with non-life-threatening injuries. Nassau County Sheriff Bill Leeper said in a video posted to social media that games like these can have dangerous consequences. [SIGN UP: Action News Jax Daily Headlines Newsletter] 'These types of games may seem innocent, but when you have young people sneaking around in the dark wearing masks and carrying objects that could be mistaken for weapons, you're creating a potentially deadly situation,' Leeper said. Leeper encouraged parents to talk to their kids about the possible danger of games like 'Senior Assassin.' NCSO said is working with the FDLE, the Office of the State Attorney for the Fourth Judicial Circuit on the investigation and will release additional information as it becomes available. Click here to download the free Action News Jax news and weather apps, click here to download the Action News Jax Now app for your smart TV and click here to stream Action News Jax live.
