This web-slinger is packing heat!
A shooter dressed in a black Spider-Man outfit chased after a man, gun blazing, while skating on rollerblades in the Bronx on Thursday, according to law enforcement sources.
The masked menace was cruising along Union Ave. near E. 156th St. in East Tremont when he opened fire on his target around 6:50 p.m., sources said.
The rollerblading wall-crawler fired off at least three shots. A bystander dialed 911 after a stray bullet crashed through his window and struck a wall inside his Union Ave. apartment, the police source said.
Both the unfriendly neighborhood Spider-Man and his intended victim fled the scene. Police recovered a silver handgun in a nearby garbage can, the source said.
Thursday’s shooting marked the second time a costumed criminal struck New York City in the days surrounding Halloween.
A thief dressed as Captain Jack Sparrow beat and robbed a man inside the Brook Ave. No. 6 train station near E. 138th in Mott Haven around 4 a.m. on Oct. 27.
Sporting a goatee, tricorn hat, purple vest and pantaloons, the bad-news buccaneer ambushed the victim near the station’s turnstiles, punching him repeatedly before making off with his AirPods and sneakers.
The Johnny Depp look-alike fled the station. No arrests have been made.
Anyone with information that could lead police to the costumed crooks is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS. All calls will be kept confidential.
Despite the uptick in incidents by costumed criminals, there’s no word yet if Police Commissioner Donlon will send up the Bat-Signal.
