UPDATE 12:15PM APRIL 21, 2022:
Brookings police have arrested three young men for apparently engaging in TikTok’s so-called “Orbeez challenge.”
It involves shooting small gel pellets at people using a gel gun or airsoft gun, apparently in an attempt to simulate a drive-by shooting. Videos are then often posted on TikTok.
Police got a description and video of the car yesterday (April 20, 2022) and it was located this morning (April 21, 2022). The three men were arrested and each faces three charges of Aggravated Assault, Making Terroristic Threats and Disorderly Conduct.
Police Sergeant Joel Perry says there are three counts on each charge because other victims have come forward and said the men also fired the pellets at them. He says anyone caught engaging in the challenge in Brookings will be arrested and prosecuted.
(Brookings Radio contributed to this story.)
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ORIGINAL STORY APRIL 21, 2022:
Brookings police are concerned that a dangerous TikTok challenge has shown up in Brookings.
The so-called “Orbeez challenge’ involves shooting the small gel pellets at people using a gel gun or airsoft gun, apparently in an attempt to simulate a drive-by shooting. Video are then posted on TikTok.
Brookings Police Sergeant Joel Perry says a man was hit by several unidentified projectiles yesterday (April 20, 2022) while in the Hy-Vee parking lot. They were fired from a red four-door car, probably a late 90’s or early 2000’s model. The man was not injured.
Perry says anyone caught engaging in the challenge in Brookings will be arrested and prosecuted.
Anyone with information on the incident is asked to contact Brookings police or Crime Stoppers at 605-692-STOP.
(Brookings Radio contributed to this story.)
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