Mount Prospect teens shot water beads at pedestrian, police say

]Two Mount Prospect teens were arrested for shooting a pedestrian with water bead guns from a moving vehicle last Wednesday, Mount Prospect police said Monday.

About 2:10 p.m. Wednesday, police responded to a call from a victim who reported being hit by water beads near School Street and Berkshire Lane, authorities said.

An officer tracked down the two 16-year-old suspects from a partial description of the vehicle and its license plate. Police pulled the vehicle over on the 100 block of South Emerson Street.

Authorities said officers found two air guns loaded with water beads known as "Orbeez" inside the vehicle.

A recent trend on Tik-Tok is called the "Orbeez Challenge," in which users post videos of themselves shooting at each other or unsuspecting victims.

Earlier this month, a Barrington High School student was accused of shooting at a transgender classmate as part of the same challenge.

In Mount Prospect, the teens were both charged with possession of a dangerous weapon and disorderly conduct, authorities said.

"We are asking parents to take this incident as an opportunity to talk with their teenage children about the dangers and seriousness of actively participating in these types of trends they see on social media," said Mount Prospect Police Chief Michael Eterno.