Known YouTuber Etika Confirmed Deceased By NYC Police

YouTuber Desmond ‘Etika’ Amofah earlier today has been found dead by the Ney York City Police Department after his corpse was discovered just yesterday and was confirmed to be the 29 year-old’s body following into today.

Last Wednesday on June 19^th, Amofah was reported missing with his last interaction taking place late that night. Since then, days-long searches for the YouTuber has been in effect with little to none on where Amofah’s whereabouts truly is. Not until June 22^nd is when personal items belonging to the personality were discovered on the Manhattan Bridge being the first piece of evidence since Amofah’s disappearance.

That following Monday a body was discovered by the authorities about a half mile away from the same bridge that Amofah’s belongings were found at. Though many at the scene were afraid to say that the corpse matched Etkia’s description, it was announced it was in fact Amofah as released by the city’s police department today.

Etika is primarily known through his overly-excited reactions towards Nintendo announcements such as Super Smash Bros. character reveals and news circulating around the Nintendo Switch platform. The day Amofah went missing, a video posted by the YouTuber titled “I’m Sorry” was uploaded where he discussed his mental illness as well as apologizing to individuals I his life and on the video platform. Immediately after, the video was taken down which further lead to his channel also being suspended indefinitely following today’s events.

Users throughout the internet have protested that YouTube restores Etika’s channel to keep his memory alive through his content. Some even organized a petition for the platform to keep Amofah’s legacy alive: as of writing this, the petition has surpassed 50,000 signatures. You can take part in the petition here.

Everyone at Rectify Gaming gives our thoughts and prayers to those close to Desmond.