Chaos at influencer’s birthday as police evacuate hundreds from nightclub

A streaming influencer’s birthday party in Silver Lake turned chaotic Sunday as police responded to a swatting call.

YouTuber Zavala was celebrating his 22nd birthday when officers responded to a possible bomb threat at Los Globos nightclub — the second such incident in two months involving the star.

Footage shows police pushing large crowds east along Sunset Boulevard toward Silver Lake Boulevard, while an LA Metro bus sat halted behind yellow crime-scene tape.

The April 5 swatting incident was not the first for Zavala. On March 11, a swatting call triggered an armed response at a mall in Arcadia, where he and another influencer were livestreaming.

The shopping center was briefly locked down as police cleared a Journeys store and searched inside.

Swatting is a criminal hoax in which someone falsely reports a serious emergency — such as an active shooter or bomb threat — triggering a large police or SWAT response.

One witness Sunday told a local journalist that people were partying when a helicopter suddenly appeared overhead, and police began clearing the venue while forming a skirmish line to secure the surrounding streets.

At least one person was treated by paramedics for an eye injury sustained in a reported fight. The Los Angeles Fire Department also responded, though it’s unclear if anyone was hospitalized.

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