HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.—The Huntington Beach Police Department is warning against participating in a viral national challenge where juveniles are shooting others with water pellets, leading to injuries. Called the “Orbeez Challenge” and now sweeping across the country, the trend started on social media platform TikTok, where kids and young adults are doing drive-by-style shootings using…

A growing number of police and sheriff’s departments across the United States are sending out warnings about the so-called “Orbeez challenge,” claiming it’s a dangerous new trend spreading via TikTok. They say that the challenge encourages others to attack unsuspecting individuals with an Orbeez gun, which fires a gel pellet. “We continue to see teenagers…