17-year-old Troy Coleman, who’s 6-foot-4 and weighs between 165 and 180 pounds, was last seen by his family and friends on 17th May 2024 in Mt Morris Township, Michigan.
His father said he was last seen wearing a black hoodie, gray sweatpants and white slide-on shoes.
Yesterday, Twitch streamer FaZe Lacy posted to X after a stream carried out in Miami prompted someone to email him claiming to be Troy’s brother, Trent Coleman.
The post from the Twitch streamer who has 88.3k followers on X showed a screenshot of the stream with who is thought to be Troy, shirtless and wearing a pair of bright green shorts.
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The post reads: "Three months ago a 17 year old kid went missing and was put on homicide. Yesterday on stream he came up to me and Clix and now his family knows he is alive and in Miami.
"I wasn’t sure if i should make this public but im hoping somehow this helps him be found for his family."
The video of the stream in question shows who is thought to be Troy stopping to chat to the streamers at an outdoor restaurant as well as people at another table nearby.
Also in Lacey’s post is a screenshot of the email from the person claiming to be Troy’s brother.
The email reads: "Hello my name is Trent Coleman and my missing little brother from Michigan was on Clix and Lacy's stream in Miami, he was wearing green shorts and they were making fun of him, he is not on drugs, he is schizophrenic and he is 17 years old.
"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."
Responding to a social media user asking about the email, Lacy said: "I could be wrong but I’m pretty sure it means they thought he was dead but now his family knows he’s alive. Power of the internet is wild."
There were several reported sightings of the Michigan teen in May, but none of these were confirmed.
Authorities are asking anyone with information to contact the Flint Township Police Department at 810-600-3250.
Unilad has contacted Flint Township Police Department for comment.