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London police are warning parents and students about the dangers of a game involving the use of water or Nerf-style guns in public settings.

There have been several reports of youth carrying what appears to be firearms over the last week throughout the city, the London Police Service (LPS) said in a statement Monday. In all of the 9-1-1 calls to police, observers were unaware of the game called “senior assassin,” which involves high school students seeking out one another with toys and fearing the person was carrying a real firearm. 

“Some of the toy guns we have located on the youth playing the game have been very realistic and resembled real firearms,” said Inspector Pete Testa, head of the LPS community mobilization and support branch.

London police treats every call as though the gun is real, he said. 

“Calls involving any type of firearm elevate our officer’s response as …

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