Footage exhibits Troy Ave pulling a gun and firing at a would-be robber in San Diego after a person charged at him outdoors a storage.
Troy Ave fired his weapon throughout an tried theft in San Diego after a masked suspect charged at him and movie star chef Geoff Cole outdoors a storage in mid-June 2025.
Surveillance footage captured the tense second as a person crept via an alley and rushed Cole. With out hesitation, Troy Ave pulled a handgun and opened hearth, sending the would-be thief operating.
The Brooklyn rapper chased the suspect, firing no less than two extra photographs. It stays unclear whether or not any bullets hit the goal.
Cole publicly thanked Troy on Instagram on Tuesday (July 16), crediting him with presumably saving his life.
“I got here house after Celebrating the success of a bought out Chef Fest with Love & help from all around the West Coast!” he wrote. “And a hater from the SAME CITY tried 2 take all of it away! This the 2nd time nevertheless it WON’T be a third! s/o 2 my BROTHER Ave for Holding it Down in a scenario the place most woulda RAN or FOLDED.”
Whereas some praised Troy Ave’s quick response, others on social media weren’t shopping for it. Many accused the pair of staging the incident for consideration.
“Y’all consider something on right here. Nice promotion for that track tho,” one particular person commented.
“You could possibly have completed a unique take and made it look somewhat extra plausible,” one other wrote.
“Maaannn u was reaching for the strap earlier than buddy got here not far away. Why u gotta pretend that s### for clout? S### corny af,” a 3rd particular person added.
The incident provides one other chapter to Troy Ave’s historical past of gun violence. He beforehand served time in reference to a 2016 taking pictures at Irving Plaza in New York.
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