Twitterati can't help speculating who stole Iron Man's suit

One user said that this was a huge marketing ploy that will last until May 9, 2019 for 'Avengers 4'

LOS ANGELES,:

Call the Avengers, someone has stolen Iron Man's suit. Or better yet, let's have some fans find out the culprit.

Los Angeles police said the gold and red suit worn by Robert Downey Jr in the original 2008 superhero smash hit was reported missing on May 8 from a storage facility.

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Officer Christopher No said that the owners of the warehouse believe the iconic costume, valued at $325,000 vanished between February and April 25 from the prop storage warehouse in Pacoima, located north of downtown Los Angeles.

No said the "unusual" theft was considered high priority and detectives so far had no leads in the case.

Fans of the franchise took to Twitter to express their outrage over the theft.

https://twitter.com/iEvelyn18/status/994282853423767552

excuse me. how did someone STEAL THE IRON MAN SUIT!??
that thing should have been under surveillance 24/7 365.
so mad.

— Becca Pepper 🌶️ (@BeccPepp) May 9, 2018

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One said that it's impossible to steal the Iron Man suit but if someone did, they deserve to keep it.

If someone can successfully steal a full on #IronMan suit and get away with it, then they deserve to keep it. https://t.co/MkH9ohtIFB

— Skyler Shuler (@SkylerShuler) May 9, 2018

Others thought Pepper Potts or Spiderman stole it - maybe even Robert himself.

https://twitter.com/VirtualMeDave/status/994281821624991744

the original iron man suit is missing from the prop set and i’m not saying it was tom holland but it was definitely tom holland

— kya (@softsadsatan) May 9, 2018

Honestly i wouldn't be surprised if RDJ is just chilling out at home with the Iron Man suit SKSKSK

— flynn ⎊ (@ineffablestark) May 9, 2018

Some fans believe that the theft was a PR stunt for the upcoming Marvel films, especially Avengers 4, which is slated to release on May 4, 2019.

https://twitter.com/SleezyLuciano/status/994503854946385920

Finally a story that can be served by my immense nerdery - the LAPD is investigating the theft of the Iron Man suit from the Avengers movies. No, I am not making this up. Yes, this is kind of the plot of Spiderman: Homecoming.

— James Queally (@JamesQueallyLAT) May 9, 2018

So... Iron Man’s original suit is missing from storage. I have a theory... @VancityReynolds what say you? 🤔 pic.twitter.com/ozhjvqtVbm

— VooDoo 66 😈 (@AzVooDoo_66) May 9, 2018

So apparently the very FIRST Ironman suit went ‘missing’ yesterday from some warehouse.
1) either someone legit stole it
Or
2) THIS IS A HUGE MARKETING PLOY THAT WILL LAST UNTIL MAY 9, 2019 FOR AVENGERS 4

— Ash (@Ashercetchum) May 10, 2018

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