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Police Officer Nearly Shoots Student Playing ‘Water Wars’ Game in Michigan

May 18, 2026 | 11:15 AM

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DAVISON TOWNSHIP, MI ~ A popular game being played by high schoolers nearly turned deadly when a police officer almost shot a participant.

A Davison Township police officer was responding to calls of “suspicious activity” in a Davison Township neighborhood, near Flint, suspecting it was a burglary. While patrolling the area, a young student jumped out and sprayed water on the officer with a squirt gun, nearly making the officer shoot the suspect.

A group of high schoolers was participating in a popular “water wars” game with water guns in the area.

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