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'''Daniel Desmond Amofah''' (May 12, 1990 – {{Circa|June 19, 2019}}), better known online as '''Etika''', was an American [[YouTuber]] and [[Online streamer|live-streamer]], best known for his over the top reactions to various [[Nintendo]] products and games.
'''Daniel Desmond Amofah''' (May 12, 1990 – June 19-24, 2019), better known online as '''Etika''', was an American [[YouTuber]] and [[Online streamer|live-streamer]], best known for his over the top reactions to various [[Nintendo]] products and games.


Following several months of apparent mental health and suicidal issues, Amofah disappeared on June 19, 2019. On June 25, 2019, he was found dead in a river by the [[New York City Police Department]] from an apparent suicide.
Following several months of apparent mental health and suicidal issues, Amofah disappeared on June 19, 2019. On June 25, 2019, he was found dead in a river by the [[New York City Police Department]] from an apparent suicide.

Revision as of 19:18, 25 June 2019

Etika
Born
Daniel Desmond Amofah

(1990-05-12)May 12, 1990
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Diedc. June 19, 2019(2019-06-19) (aged 29)
Manhattan Bridge, New York City, New York, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Other namesEtika, Iceman[1]
OccupationYouTuber
Years active2012–2019
FamilyOwuraku Amofah (father)

Daniel Desmond Amofah (May 12, 1990 – June 19-24, 2019), better known online as Etika, was an American YouTuber and live-streamer, best known for his over the top reactions to various Nintendo products and games.

Following several months of apparent mental health and suicidal issues, Amofah disappeared on June 19, 2019. On June 25, 2019, he was found dead in a river by the New York City Police Department from an apparent suicide.

Early life

Amofah was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Owuraku Amofah, a Ghanaian politician.[2]

Career

Prior to the Etika branding, Amofah was active in modeling and rapping.[citation needed] Amofah started using YouTube to broadcast his gaming and reaction streams in 2012.[3] By 2019, he had over 800,000 followers between his YouTube and Twitch.tv channels.[4] Amofah's content had been described as Nintendo-focused.[5] He often streamed reactions to Nintendo Direct presentations, and dubbed his fans the "Joy-Con Boyz", named after the Nintendo Switch controllers, Joy-Cons.[4] In November 2016, two videos of Amofah's where he purported to have a Nintendo Switch console before its 2017 release were scrutinized by fans; the model he was using was 3D-printed by YouTuber Sandqvist at Etika's request.[5][6][7]

In June 2017, Amofah revealed himself to be the victim of multiple 'fake donations', or 'chargebacks' of large amounts of money sent to his PayPal account via stream donations, which would hit Amofah with hundreds of dollars in processing fees.[8]

In October 2018, he uploaded pornography to his YouTube channel, which violated YouTube's policies and led to its deletion.[9] He was also banned from Twitch that year for using a homophobic slur during a stream.[10] After his channel was deleted, Amofah wrote cryptic messages to social media, including the statement "it was time to die", that several of followers felt was suicidal in nature, and created a small panic.[9][1] Amofah took to social media that evening to confirm his well-being, along with other streamers who professed to having seen him safe and sound in person, as to allay the followers' fears.[11] He apologized after on Reddit.[9]

On April 16, 2019, Amofah tweeted that he was going to kill himself with a pistol he bought from a gun store in Long Island, which would lead to his arrest and hospitalization. Alice Pika, who had dated Amofah from 2011 to 2017, said he was fine, and that she had been "observing him all day".[12] Days later, he posted a picture of himself holding a gun which Pika said was fake. On April 29, after tweeting various cryptic, anti-semitic, and homophobic messages, he blocked close friends of his.[10][13] Later that day, he live-streamed himself getting detained by police to 19,000 viewers on Instagram Live after a concerned fan called about him.[9][14] He was detained again that week for fighting a police officer.[15] Amofah went onto the YouTube channel DramaAlert for an interview in which he claimed he was the "antichrist" and that he wanted to "purge all life".[14]

Disappearance and death

On the evening of June 19, 2019, Amofah posted a YouTube video titled “I’m sorry” to his alternative YouTube channel TR1Iceman, alluding to his suicidal thoughts; in the video he admitted to having mental health issues, struggling with the attention he had been having from streaming, and apologized for pushing people away from him.[3] It was later removed from the website for violations of YouTube’s Community Guidelines.[1] He was last heard from at 8 PM that night and was reported missing to the New York Police Department (NYPD).[16] He was last seen wearing a white T-shirt.[16] On June 22, his belongings were found on the Manhattan Bridge, including a backpack, wallet, laptop bag, cell phone, a change of clothes, and a Nintendo Switch console.[17][18] On the evening of June 24, a body was found near where his belongings were found, about half a mile down the East River and reported to the NYPD.[4] By the morning of June 25, NYPD had recovered the body and confirmed it was Amofah, and is currently conducting an investigation of the cause of death.[3]

While Amofah was missing, fellow streamers and his fans tried to reach out to him to offer their help and show their appreciation of his work over the years. Several fans asked for Amofah's final video to be re-uploaded to YouTube to help memorialize him.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Alexander, Julia (June 25, 2019). "Popular YouTuber Desmond 'Etika' Amofah found dead". The Verge. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
  2. ^ Hactos (February 28, 2018), ETIKA TALKS ABOUT HIS DAD, retrieved June 21, 2019
  3. ^ a b c "Etika: Body found in search is missing YouTuber". BBC. June 25, 2019. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
  4. ^ a b c D'Anastasio, Cecilia (June 25, 2019). "Popular YouTuber Etika Dies At 29". Kotaku. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
  5. ^ a b Frank, Allegra (October 17, 2016). "Why do people keep making fake Nintendo consoles?". Retrieved June 25, 2019.
  6. ^ Life, Nintendo (November 14, 2016). "Weirdness: Streamer Claims To Have Nintendo Switch, Flaunts It During Live Broadcast". Nintendo Life. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
  7. ^ D'Anastasio, Cecilia. "That YouTuber's Infamous 'Nintendo Switch' Is Fake [CORRECTED]". Kotaku. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
  8. ^ D'Anastasio, Cecilia. "YouTuber Reminds Fans How Much Fake Donations Can Hurt". Kotaku. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
  9. ^ a b c d D'Anastasio, Cecilia. "YouTuber Etika Livestreams Himself Getting Detained By Police To 19,000 Viewers". Kotaku. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
  10. ^ a b "Etika tweets anti-Semitic, homophobic messages—then gets arrested". The Daily Dot. April 29, 2019. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
  11. ^ Vultaggio, Maria (October 26, 2018). "ETIKA RESPONDS TO SUICIDE ATTEMPT RUMORS ON REDDIT, SAYING 'YAY I BROKE THE WORLD'". Newsweek. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
  12. ^ EDT, Steven Asarch On 4/16/19 at 10:16 AM (April 16, 2019). "What happened to Etika? Streamer handcuffed and hospitalized after suicidal Twitter outburst". Newsweek. Retrieved June 25, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  13. ^ EDT, Steven Asarch On 4/29/19 at 1:07 PM (April 29, 2019). "Etika is back on Twitter, posting pictures with guns and anti-semitic ideology". Newsweek. Retrieved June 25, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  14. ^ a b "Twitch star Etika says he wants to 'purge all life' in bonkers interview". The Daily Dot. May 1, 2019. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
  15. ^ "Etika reportedly detained after fighting police officer". The Daily Dot. May 2, 2019. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
  16. ^ a b Weissmann, Ruth; Eustachewich, Lia (June 21, 2019). "YouTube star Etika vanishes after posting cryptic 'suicidal' video". New York Post. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
  17. ^ "Missing YouTuber Etika's belongings found". June 24, 2019. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
  18. ^ "YouTube star Etika missing, fans concerned after recent video". ABC7 Chicago. June 24, 2019. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
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