Video of armed rapper 'stalking' LAPD officer results in SWAT action

Video: LAPD video

The SWAT team was called in for what turned out to be a social media promo gone wrong in Los Angeles.

A video posted to Instagram last week showing several men in a car with a handgun parked behind a police officer in Los Angeles raised concern among officers and their families. The department called it a "stalking."

According to the Los Angeles Police department, the video was posted by a member of an "1990's rap group no longer in fashion."

Detectives identified three men appearing in the video - at least one a felon - and sent out the SWAT team to conduct a search warrant in Downey, California.

In a statement issued Thursday, the LAPD said the video "entertainment purposes only and was not a credible threat to police officers."