The family of a Michigan teenager who has been missing for months say they were stunned to see him randomly appear on an influencer’s livestream in Miami.
Troy Coleman, 17, vanished from Mt. Morris Township on May 21, and his family have made desperate pleas for him to return for over the following seven weeks.
But last week, his family believe he was spotted 1,200 miles from home on the streets of Miami, and say he was a man who appeared dazed and disoriented while approaching Twitch streamer FaZe Lacy.
The man was seen shirtless wearing neon green swim shorts, and repeatedly appeared confused during a conversation with the influencer.
When Troy went missing in May, his father said he is not a dangerous person, but does suffer from hallucinations and was taking medication that he did not have with him when he vanished.
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Following several other reported sightings in Michigan that were never confirmed, Troy’s possible whereabouts were revealed by FaZe Lacy as he shared his bizarre encounter.
The streamer showed an email purportedly from Troy’s brother, Trent, who said the missing teen was the one they were seen ‘making fun of.’
‘He is not on drugs, he is schizophrenic,’ the email read.
‘If someone can contact me about this I would be so thankful, he has been missing for three months and his case was put on homicide in Michigan.’
The email’s reference to the case being ‘put on homicide’ appears to note that Michigan police were investigating the possibility that Troy was dead.
The person alleged to be Troy has not been officially confirmed as the missing teenager, and he appears far more tanned than in his missing pictures.
His family said he was last seen wearing a black sweatshirt, and gray sweatpants.
Anyone with information regarding his whereabouts is urged to contact the Flint Township Police Department at 810-600-3250.
In the Twitch streamer’s video, the person alleged to be Troy is seen approaching him and another streamer as they sat in an outside portion of a Miami bar.
He asks them several times if they are ‘partying’, with his spaced-out look leading one of the influencers to ask him, ‘You good?’
‘Who is this?’ he responds, as the two men seemed confused by the encounter.
Following several minutes where he dipped in an out of conversation with the men and another table of young women, he walked away from the encounter and down the street.
Emily Foster is a globe-trotting journalist based in the UK. Her articles offer readers a global perspective on international events, exploring complex geopolitical issues and providing a nuanced view of the world’s most pressing challenges.
