By Ron Benvenisti. Police and sheriffs in many states in the US are warning about the “Orbeez challenge,” which is purported to be a dangerous new trend on TikTok.

Law enforcement agencies say that the game, encourages others to attack victims with an “Orbeez” gun.

The gun fires a gel pellet which splatters on impact and can cause serious injuries to the victim of the attack.

“We continue to see teenagers … discharging splat ball guns (Orbeez) at other people … even at innocent bystanders. Now they are modifying the beads to be more painful,” Police in Georgia wrote in a recent Facebook post.

“As you can see from the attached photos from an incident [Monday] on the cart path, these can be very painful and can cause permanent injury,” the department also wrote, attaching a photo of a boy whose face was injured in an alleged attack.

Police in Volusia County, Florida, told the New York Post that its officers “also warned of a string of Orbeez shootings in the area leading to four arrests so far.

“Recently, deputies arrested a 19-year-old man who shot an Amazon delivery driver in Deltona, hitting him in his glasses and his neck while he was driving his route. The same shooter also shot another random adult and a 10-year-old child in the face and chest,” the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office said in the Facebook post.

Spin Master, the manufacturer of Orbeez, told NPR that “children’s product safety is paramount at Spin Master, and we are committed to providing children and their families with the highest quality toys, games, and activities. Spin Master does not manufacture or sell gel guns.”

They further said that “Orbeez are designed for educational, creative, and sensory play and are not intended to be used as projectiles or inserted in mechanisms.”

“These kids think it’s funny. They’re violating the law. They’re committing a battery. If the pellet happens to injure the person to the point it breaks the skin, could be looking at a felony charge. These things don’t go away. [They] Could affect your future,” Winter Garden Police Captain Scott Allen told Orlando’s Fox35.