YouTuber Etika missing after posting distressing video alluding to suicide [UPDATED] Etika, InstagramUPDATE 3:50PM PST, June 20 The New York Police Department has now issued an official alert for the YouTuber, as they\u2019ve been unable to locate him since he was reported missing. If anyone has any information, please call the NYPD Tips Department on 800-577-TIPS. Have you seen Desmond Amofah aka Etika? He was last heard from June 19 at about 8PM by phone. He is 29 years old, approx 6 feet tall, and 160 lbs. He is a known @YouTube blogger and has many people concerned after a recent video. Call @NYPDTips anonymously with info 800-577-TIPS pic.twitter.com\/SfaDa2OifJ\u2014 NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) June 20, 2019 A police investigation into the whereabouts of Daniel Desmond \u2018Etika\u2019 Amofah has allegedly been launched in downtown New York after the Twitch streamer uploaded a worrying video to YouTube, along with a message that has been described by some as a potential \u201csuicide note\u201d. The content creator uploaded a video to his channel at midnight on June 19, titled \u201cI\u2019m sorry.\u201d In it, he talked about the idea of killing himself inside the first minute, and hasn\u2019t been in contact with friends or family since. Etika went on to discuss the mistakes he believes he has made in the past, but some of the most worrying words from the upload came in the text he attached to it \u2013 the video description. \u201cI mislead so many of you, I manipulated, I lied, I shifted blame\u2026 I don\u2019t know what awaits me on the other side, but I\u2019m ready to face it,\u201d he wrote in the description. Etika added: \u201cAs far as we know, there is no life after death. My time ends now, but if there is a way for me too, I\u2019ll send you all as many blessings as I can from the other side.\u201d The YouTuber admitted that he regrets the \u201cedgy\u201d persona he has built on social media over the years, after controversial statements landed him with bans on Twitch in 2018, and he was even arrested during an Instagram Live video after an anti-semitic Twitter rant earlier this year. Police have been searching for Etika ever since the video was uploaded, according to esports consultant Rod Breslau and YouTuber DoubleA_Charged on Twitter, with his phone reportedly going straight to voicemail for a number of hours. Fans of the content creator will be well aware that this isn\u2019t the first time that he\u2019s threatened suicide, after posting a number of worrying messages to his Twitter account on April 16. the description on the video is extremely distressing those who know Etika have reached out to him, and I have reached out to those who know him for updates pic.twitter.com\/9s2ylrFCYw \u2014 Rod Breslau (@Slasher) June 20, 2019 Police have been called and they’re searching for Etika. pic.twitter.com\/zWNkEJxVqt \u2014 nut-job (@DoubleA_Charged) June 20, 2019 Etika previously mentioned that his \u201cnext mental breakdown\u201d would be around June 20, as highlighted by KEEMSTAR on Twitter, which has led some people to question whether or not this is a distasteful planned stunt. Etika made headlines on a number of occasions in the past for erratic behavior. The YouTuber was detained by the NYPD in April during an Instagram Live stream previously raised concerns with suicidal messages on social media. This MOTHER F*CKER! Never trust the Antichrist! pic.twitter.com\/jGq92nuyij \u2014 KEEM :popcorn: (@KEEMSTAR) June 20, 2019 Nevertheless, it is believed that his mobile is now ringing, which suggests that it\u2019s in somebody\u2019s possession or at least switched on. Yet, as of the time of writing, the search for Etika reportedly is ongoing. I think someone has possession of his phone because it’s ringing now instead of going straight to voicemail. \u2014 nut-job (@DoubleA_Charged) June 20, 2019 Breslau has also reported that a NYPD spokesperson has confirmed that a detective squad are actively looking for Etika, but have no updates to provide at this time. NYPD spokesperson confirmed there is an ongoing investigation by the 84th Precinct Detective Squad searching for Etika, but there are no updates at this time https:\/\/t.co\/8Fvqbg3zl8 \u2014 Rod Breslau (@Slasher) June 20, 2019 KEEMSTAR and his team allegedly used all their available resources to locate the YouTuber, and even contacted local hospitals and the police, but couldn\u2019t locate him. UPDATE : me and the #DramaAlert news team have used all our resources to contact @Etika to find out if hes ok. Checked with Friends , local police , hospital ect \u2026. We can not locate Etika! \u2014 KEEM :popcorn: (@KEEMSTAR) June 20, 2019 We\u2019ll update this article with any further developments from the police search and hopefully his family will have him home, safe and sound, shortly. If you are experiencing suicidal thoughts, or know anyone that is, and you would like to talk to someone, please reach out and call the Suicide Prevention Helpline 1-800-273-8255 (USA) or the Samaritans 116-123 (UK). (Last updated on June 20 at 2:45PM PST.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
YouTuber Etika missing after posting distressing video alluding to suicide [UPDATED] Etika, InstagramUPDATE 3:50PM PST, June 20 The New York Police Department has now issued an official alert for the YouTuber, as they\u2019ve been unable to locate him since he was reported missing. If anyone has any information, please call the NYPD Tips Department on […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-65616","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65616","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=65616"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65616\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=65616"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=65616"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=65616"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}