- After
TikTok videos invitingSeattle teens to a "kickback" went viral, large crowds partied at Alki Beach. - Police shut down the event after reports of fires, fights, and stripteases on police cars.
- Two people have been arrested.
A viral TikTok
Police made two arrests after "multiple fights" broke out, the Seattle Police Department said.
@fozzy_ben Went to the Washington kickback! ##washingtoncheck ##washingtonkickback ##alkibeach
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Roads leading to the park were closed after reports of robberies and fires, the police added.
Videos from the event also show people dancing on the roofs of police cars.
-Katie Daviscourt (@KatieDaviscourt) May 30, 2021
"We just watched as a woman did a striptease on top of a police cruiser and was forced away," Kiro 7 reporter Ryan Simms said.
Police officers used loudspeakers to disperse the crowds and to urge people to leave the park.
-Seattle Police Dept. (@SeattlePD) May 30, 2021
The event appears to have been organized by teenagers on TikTok. User @kidsteez_ started advertising a "Washington Kickback" on Tuesday.
@kidsteez_ Steez Kickback ##fyp ##TeamUSATryout ##TWDSurvivalChallenge ##foryou ##adrian ##adrianskickback ##washington ##washingtonstate ##washingtoncheck ##viral ##xyzcba
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Several of the video invites posted by @kidsteez_ collectively received over 400,000 views.