RCMP Warning: “Senior Assassin” Water Gun Game Risks in N.B.

Community Safety Alert for New Brunswick Graduating Students

The New Brunswick RCMP is alerting students, parents, and school communities about safety concerns linked to a game known as “Senior Assassin”, commonly played by graduating high school students across the province. This activity involves participants using water guns to “eliminate” assigned targets, often in public and residential areas.

While many students see this as a fun year-end tradition, the RCMP stresses that the way the game is played can create serious risks. Water guns are sometimes altered to resemble real firearms, and the behaviour used to avoid being “tagged” can lead to unsafe or unlawful actions. This warning applies to communities throughout New Brunswick and comes as graduation season approaches, when participation in such games typically increases.

Official RCMP Details

According to the RCMP, the “Senior Assassin” game has raised multiple law enforcement and public safety concerns across New Brunswick:

• The game involves graduating students attempting to “eliminate” assigned targets using water guns.
• Participants sometimes paint or modify water guns so they closely resemble real firearms, which can easily be mistaken for genuine weapons by bystanders or responding officers.
• These realistic-looking imitation guns can provoke an armed police response, putting both participants and the public at risk.
• Efforts to evade being “tagged” may lead to trespassing on private property, including yards, driveways, and other restricted areas.
• Some players may engage in erratic or dangerous driving while chasing or fleeing from others involved in the game.

The RCMP emphasizes that several laws may be engaged when the game crosses into unsafe or illegal behaviour:

• Trespassing and entering private property without permission.
• Disturbing the peace, including causing public alarm or disorder.
• Dangerous or reckless driving, which can endanger other road users and pedestrians.
• Possession or use of an imitation firearm in public, which can carry serious legal consequences such as fines, criminal charges, and potential imprisonment.

The RCMP states that these laws will be strictly enforced. Students, parents, and guardians are urged to discuss the risks, to reconsider participation in this type of game, and to prioritize activities that do not endanger others or draw unnecessary police resources. For broader context on crime and enforcement patterns in the province, residents can review crime statistics in New Brunswick to better understand how risky behaviours can intersect with local policing.

Members of the public who notice activity that appears suspicious, threatening, or potentially violent are asked to contact their local RCMP or police detachment. If you believe someone is in immediate danger, call 911 without delay.

CrimeCanada.ca Safety Perspective

From the perspective of CrimeCanada.ca, this alert highlights how seemingly harmless games can quickly evolve into situations that resemble real threats, especially when imitation firearms are involved. In a province like New Brunswick, where communities range from small rural areas to busy towns, any object that looks like a real gun can trigger emergency responses, heighten fear, and escalate encounters between youth and police.

To help keep your community safe:

• Discourage any game that requires realistic-looking firearms, even if they only fire water.
• Remind young drivers that participating in a game never justifies speeding, racing, or distracted driving.
• Respect private property and avoid hiding or running through yards, driveways, or businesses without permission.
• Report suspicious behaviour that appears to involve weapons or break-ins; the RCMP can distinguish between a game and a threat only when they have accurate information.

Our mission at CrimeCanada.ca is to support safer choices and informed communities. By following RCMP guidance and staying engaged with ongoing public safety alerts across Canada, New Brunswick residents can help prevent avoidable tragedies and ensure that graduation season remains a time of celebration, not crisis.

Official Source & Community Safety

This safety alert is based on an official release from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). CrimeCanada.ca aggregates and analyzes this data to keep the new-brunswick community informed, aware, and safe. We are an independent safety data aggregator and not the original creators of the underlying incident report.

Read the full official release here: RCMP Official Statement.