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Troy Ave is seen at a tastemaker’s dinner on December 2015 in Miami, Florida.

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Key Takeaways:

• Police closed a capturing case thought to contain Troy Ave, citing lack of proof and no official report.
• The rapper claims the person within the viral video isn’t him and suggests it might be AI-generated.
• Public notion has shifted, with some now questioning the authenticity of the incident.

Troy Ave was initially deemed a hero after he appeared to have saved a pal from a theft by capturing on the perpetrator. However, the authorities appear to imagine your complete incident was faked.

Back in July, TMZ reported that the Brooklyn rapper apparently foiled the theft, which befell a month earlier than in San Diego, of celeb chef Geoff Cole. Troy Ave was mentioned to have fended off the gunman by capturing and chasing them off. Footage of the incident was even shared on social media by Cole, who thanked the Bricks In My Backpack creator.

However, their heroic story quickly started to unravel. As previously reported on Rap-Up, “sources” linked to Cole and Troy Ave reportedly mentioned that your complete factor was staged for “social media clout.” In truth, they cited that Troy Ave by no means even fired reside rounds. Adding to the proof that issues weren’t as they appeared, a police report was by no means filed.

Now, the cops are inclined to agree that the incident was all an act. On Friday (Aug. 8), TMZ reported that the altercation was “not substantiated,” per the San Diego County Sheriff’s Office, and the case has been formally closed.

However, Troy Ave quickly got here out denying that he was the person within the video, regardless of Cole thanking him for saving his life. “Nah, they wildin’. This [motherf**ker] looks absolutely nothing like me,” he captioned the video of the incident on July 17. “Why [do] they wanna put ya boi back in jail? ‘For the record,’ I have no idea who this John Wick-looking ass n**ga is. But My advice to him would be, ‘Admit nothing.’ He could be a damn AI, for all we know.”

Troy Ave served six months of a one-year sentence for his function within the notorious 2016 Irving Plaza shooting, which concerned the presently incarcerated podcaster Taxstone. Thous he’s not on parole after being launched in August 2024, the rapper clearly needs to avoid the legislation.