Draper police seek two youths after Halloween gel-blaster injury

DRAPER — The Draper Police Department posted a photograph of two juveniles in a go-kart and asked the public to help identify them, after a girl was struck in the eye on Halloween night 12.

The department said the pair were riding a Mario Kart-themed go-kart at about 8:25 p.m. on Oct. 31, in the area of an elementary school in Draper 2. This paper withholds the school's name because the case involves juveniles; the Ledger does not name schools in coverage concerning minors.

"They are suspected of shooting a gel blaster-type gun that struck a juvenile female in the eye and injured her," the department's statement says 2. The statement did not describe the girl's condition, and the department has announced no arrests.

Police acknowledged the image quality "is not great, but it is the best we have" and asked anyone with information to call 801-576-6576 2. FOX 13 reported that the photograph was released in the hope of identifying the two youths, and that the go-kart appeared to be Mario Kart-themed 1.

A gel blaster fires small, water-absorbent polymer beads, or gel balls, that burst on impact, FOX 13 reported 1.

The department's statement did not say whether the two had been identified, and it gave no description of them beyond the go-kart.