In a story you can only classify under strange but true, a grown man dressed like a ninja was prowling a Sunland Park, N.M. neighborhood. Last Thursday residents were awoken in the wee hours of the morning by the sounds of dogs barking.  Multiple residents reported seeing a man dressed like a ninja wielding a samurai sword lurking in the neighborhood.

A good ninja is rarely ever seen, but this man is an amateur.  When residents spotted him they alerted the authorities, and the ninja fled.  Sunland Park Police never tracked him down.  He is described as a middle aged white male (shocking).

ESPN El Paso has out scooped every local news agency and obtained footage of the ninja.

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