Desmond Amofah a.k.a. Etika, is dead at 29.
YouTuber gaming star Desmond “Etika” Amofah dies at 29, Daniel Desmond Amopa, aka Itica, a popular gaming wizard, has more than 800,000 YouTube followers, died at the age of 29.
The New York Police Department confirmed on Tuesday that a body found on the evening of June 24 has been positively identified as Amophobia. He was supposed to be missing since June 19, when the officials found his luggage including his cellphone and identity and recovered. Their stuff was found after a dangerous video called "I Am Sorry," which Ampoh posted on their secondary YouTube channel. In the video, which has been dropped later, he talked about his mental health while walking through Manhattan. They had shared similar views in past public statements like videos and tweets in the last eight months.
While the NYPD said that she is still investigating the circumstances surrounding Amofah's death, she has been experiencing mental health issues for some time. The best known for Nintendo-related content, including the fighting game franchise, Super Smash Bros, in particular, Amopa started posting videos that seem to be able to finalize the idea of suicide.
In October 2018, he allegedly uploaded pornography on his primary YouTube channel while ignoring the grossness of the forum's policies, which resulted in the removal of the content on their account. After that incident, Amofah posted an irregular video in which he was showing signs of mental disorder and left messages on social media and internet communities, so many of his followers were concerned about his safety.
Amofah continued to mention suicidal thoughts in the post on platforms like Reddit and Twitter. In April, they were banned from popular live-streaming platform twitch, on which they were also an active producer after posting semantic and homophobic content. He clearly responded on the Instagram to ban live-streaming, a police response to his residence, where he was allegedly threatening self-harm. The police, dressed in riot gear, finally entered his house. After both incidents of October and April Ampha was reportedly being treated in mental health facilities.
Amofah joined YouTube in 2012 and quickly made a name for himself posting a comedy gaming reaction video. Before his YouTube days, he worked as a model. His fans referred to themselves as the "Happy Hour", which is one of the most famous videos of Atika about the beginning of the Nintendo switch.
In his final video, after the deleted video, Amopa stressed on the support and support of internet communities. He said, "My story is such that advises to be careful about the use of social media." "It will fool you and give you an image that you want your life to be. ... unfortunately, it ate me. "
Friends of Amopa's friends and gaming and members of the YouTube community had expressed concern over their mental health in the past and repeated those concerns throughout the week while Amphoe was missing.
After confirming the death of Amopha by the NYPD, "Itika" became Twitter's top trending topic all over the world because its followers lamented. Many of his followers also converted their profile names into "Hypeque Boys" as a tribute.