YouTube star Etika, whose real name is Desmond Amofah, has gone missing. According to the New York Police Department, Etika, who is from Brooklyn, was last heard of around 8:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday, June 19.
Etika’s disappearance comes following a troubling, eight-minute video was posted where the YouTube star appears to be suicidal and repeatedly apologizes to his viewers.
“I’m sorry for leaving such a stained legacy,” he said, as transcribed by the New York Post. “I hope that my story maybe helps to make YouTube a better place in the future where people know boundaries and limits and how far things should go.
“You know I wasn’t suicidal before — I really wasn’t. But one thing I didn’t realize was that the walls were closing around me so fast. I really had no intention of killing myself but I’d always push it too far. I guess I am mentally ill.”
He later added: “You can’t help somebody who doesn’t want to help themselves. It’s not y’all’s fault, I don’t want you to blame yourselves. It’s all my fault.”
The video has been seen more than 200,000 times.
https://twitter.com/NYPDnews/status/1141838051221692416
This is not the first time that Etika has worried fans with suicidal messages online.
The description of his latest video, meanwhile, is extremely worrisome and reads as a suicide note.
https://twitter.com/Slasher/status/1141577181316956160
Etika was last seen wearing a white T-shirt. He is described as 6-feet tall and approximately 160-pounds with brown eyes and black hair.
Anyone with information about Etika’s potential whereabouts is urged by the New York Police Department to call the Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or 1-888-57-PISTA (74782) for Spanish.
Information can also be submitted online at nypdcrimestoppers.com or on Twitter by contacting @NYPDTips.
If you or someone you know is struggling with thoughts of suicide, you can call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255.
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