And that’s exactly what the panic alarm is designed for. “They put a lot of time and effort to come out here, check it out, clear the whole studio, and make sure we were okay. MORE NEWS: UCLA Will Light Buildings Blue Thursday As Part Of City's COVID-19 Memorial

The LAPD said Robotoki studio will not be hit with a fine for the incident, but Bowling told KCAL9’s Juan Fernandez that he’d be okay with paying up. And nothing happened right away,” said Bowling. “You see on a security camera, them looking at this panic button, looking around, discussing it, then pressing it and looking around to see what happens. The gamer said his employees hit the panic button from his office’s newly installed alarm system. In the end, Bowling said the whole situation was a false alarm. “They asked me to come out, put my hands up…they detained me to make sure I’m not what they’re there for,” he added. READ MORE: Antetokounmpo's 47 Proves Too Much For Lakers, 109-102 You see them pause for a second looking at ‘Ghost.’ And then they go in, check it out, spend a little time in there, and clear the rest of the building,” said Bowling. “As soon as they hit the top of the stairs, you have a direct line of sight to where ‘Ghost’ is standing at the window. Robotoki founder Robert Bowling, the only person in the office, said he had no time to tell the cops that the soldier with the assault rifle was actually Simon “Ghost” Riley from “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.” Once on the second floor of the building, they saw what appeared to be a sniper at the window. Thursday, officers responded to a panic alarm call at Robotoki on Ventura Boulevard in Sherman Oaks.

READ MORE: Police Searching For 'Shadow Hills Prowler' After Possible SightingĪround 7 p.m. SHERMAN OAKS () - Los Angeles Police Department officers were perplexed by a life-size statue of a “Call of Duty” soldier during a raid at a video game studio.

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