This web-slinger is packing heat!
A shooter dressed successful a achromatic Spider-Man outfit chased aft a man, weapon blazing, portion skating connected rollerblades successful the Bronx connected Thursday, according to instrumentality enforcement sources.
The masked menace was cruising on Union Ave. adjacent E. 156th St. successful East Tremont erstwhile helium opened occurrence connected his people astir 6:50 p.m., sources said.
The rollerblading wall-crawler fired disconnected astatine slightest 3 shots. A bystander dialed 911 aft a stray slug crashed done his model and struck a partition wrong his Union Ave. apartment, the constabulary root said.
Both the unfriendly vicinity Spider-Man and his intended unfortunate fled the scene. Police recovered a metallic handgun successful a adjacent garbage can, the root said.
Thursday’s shooting marked the 2nd clip a costumed transgression struck New York City successful the days surrounding Halloween.
A thief dressed arsenic Captain Jack Sparrow bushed and robbed a antheral wrong the Brook Ave. No. 6 bid presumption adjacent E. 138th successful Mott Haven astir 4 a.m. connected Oct. 27.
Sporting a goatee, tricorn hat, purple vest and pantaloons, the bad-news buccaneer ambushed the unfortunate adjacent the station’s turnstiles, punching him repeatedly earlier making disconnected with his AirPods and sneakers.
The Johnny Depp look-alike fled the station. No arrests person been made.
Anyone with accusation that could pb constabulary to the costumed crooks is asked to telephone the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers astatine (800) 577-TIPS. All calls volition beryllium kept confidential.
Despite the uptick successful incidents by costumed criminals, there’s nary connection yet if Police Commissioner Donlon volition nonstop up the Bat-Signal.