Armed super hero social media photo op ends at gunpoint

A group of men in their early 20's planned a photo shoot involving heavily armed 'heroes' and likewise armed 'terrorists' at a public park in Boca Raton, FL., only problem was that people in the area thought that something really bad was about to go down and alerted police.

In a Blog post the Chief of police explains that while on foot patrol in Mizner Park, two Boca Raton police officers were approached by a group of very concerned citizens. They told the officers that four or five people were putting on body armor and taking guns from the trunk of a car. We are naturally concerned about possible active shooter and/or terrorist incidents, so our officers hotfooted their way to the scene, located on the top floor of a parking garage.

When they arrived, they found five males dressed in military style outfits and armed with various firearms. One character had two samurai swords strapped to his back.

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Understandably, the officers ordered all of these “superheroes” to the ground at gunpoint. We quickly learned that the “guns” were actually stage props or airsoft type guns.

The actors (all in their 20s) told officers they were there to take action photographs of themselves. The planned “shoot” featured two superheroes and two terrorists.

The complainants did not want to get further involved and left the scene. The superheroes were issued trespass warnings and sent on their way with some words of wisdom.

Some folks are getting carried away in their quest for the next great social media post. Someone is going to get hurt.