The "Orbeez Challenge" is encouraging TikTok users to buy Orbeez soft gel or water balls, load them in airsoft guns, and fire them at innocent victims.

MORGAN HILL, Calif. - A 17-year-old was arrested for allegedly firing gel beads at people as they were walking in Morgan Hill, authorities said. Morgan Hill police were called at around 3:48 p.m ...

An 8-year-old and a 10-year-old were shot with Orbeez, or water-filled balls, from toy pellet guns that officials are calling "splatter ball guns" on Monday, according to Peachtree City Police.

The Sheriff of Volusia County, Fla., shared an image of a toy gel blaster gun collected from a 19-year-old who shot an Amazon driver in Deltona with Orbeez balls.

Police in Fernandina Beach, Fla., shared on Facebook that the new trend is influencing people to shoot the soft gel Orbeez balls at citizens with a gel-ball gun or an airsoft gun.

Orbeez are a soft, non-toxic, and biodegradable gel ball that can be shot via special gel blaster guns. However, the tiny balls can cause injury if it strikes a person at a high speed or in a ...