‘Senior Assassin' Game Turns Serious for Indiana Teen

Game of ‘Senior Assassin’ with fake gun ends in active shooter scare, arrest in northern Indiana

PORTAGE, Ind. (WISH) — Police officers in Porter County were on high alert Friday after a game between Portage High School seniors led to an active shooter scare, an arrest, and prosecutors filing felony charges. The Portage Police Department said Tuesday morning they were initially called just before 1:30 p.m. Friday to a Planet Fitness along US Hwy 6 after a 911 caller reported a suspicious person outside the business. The caller added that th…

‘Senior Assassin' game turns serious for Indiana teen

Like so many of his friends at Portage High School, senior Adrian Williams was playing what he thought was a harmless game: targeting rival seniors around town and shooting them with a squirt gun. The game is called “Senior Assassin,” but it quickly turned into anything but a game last week. On Friday, police say the teen camped out in the parking lot of the Planet Fitness waiting for his victim to come out. While he was waiting, however, he was…

Portage High Schooler Charged After A Panic With Realistic Water Gun At Local Gym; Mother Speaks Out

PORTAGE — An 18-year-old Portage man is facing a felony charge after police say he caused panic while carrying what appeared to be a firearm outside a local gym Friday afternoon. According to court documents, the incident occurred April 10, 2026, at approximately 1:19 p.m. at a Planet Fitness in the 6200 block of U.S. Highway 6. Officers were dispatched after a report of a male with a firearm. As officers arrived, dispatch advised the suspect wa…