Popular YouTuber Etika Found Deceased by NYPD
By Jeff Kotuby ·
According to a tweet sent by the New York Police Department, YouTuber Desmond "Etika" Amofah has been found deceased.
The Desmond "Etika" Amofah saga has reached a heartbreaking conclusion, with word that the popular YouTuber has been found deceased by the New York Police Department. The law enforcement agency released a tweet this afternoon with the gut-wrenching news:
We regret to inform that Desmond Amofah aka Etika has been found deceased. https://t.co/sedwZZxglw
— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) June 25, 2019
Amofah was last seen on June 19 and was reported missing officially on June 20 following the upload of a concerning YouTube video posted to his account right before his disappearance. A bag containing some of Amofah's belongings was found by the Brooklyn Bridge late Saturday evening. Amofah struggled heavily with mental health issues and suffered a string of mental breakdowns prior to his passing.
Etika suffered a public mental brekadown in October 2018 and suffered a second in April, where he was detained by police after making threats to harm himself on Instagram Live. Amofah was 29 years old.
We'll make updates to the story as more news comes in.
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