Teen shot in face while playing "You Lackin" challenge

Thursday, June 14, 2018
16 year old shot playing "you lackin" social media game
16 year old shot playing "you lackin" social media game

GRIMES COUNTY, Texas -- A Texas teen was shot in the face by his friend while participating in a social media craze that involves guns.

Investigators say the accident was a result of the "You Lackin" challenge, a game in which one person points a gun at another and asks "You Lackin?" The other person, in turn, is required to pull out a gun and point it back, saying "No."

Last weekend, 17-year-old Raul Garcia Jr. obtained a gun and was in the middle of the "You Lackin" challenge when his firearm discharged, striking his 16-year-old friend in the face, according to the Grimes County Sheriff's Office.

Garcia drove the victim to the hospital and was later arrested for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.