Messy Mya Murder: YouTube Comedian Dies At 22

A very sad news story: "Messy Mya," a 22-year older who's name was "Louis," according to a reference on his Facebook page, was shot in New Orleans on Sunday.

The incident reportedly happened after Messy Mya was attending the baby shower of his girlfriend. According to NOLA.com, New Orleans Police reported that "a man" was killed at St. Anthony and North Rocheblave streets in what is called the 7th Ward.

Police have not released the official identity of the man, but observers and others identified him as the YouTube performer Messy Mya.

According to his YouTube channel page, Messy Mya joined YouTube in 2008 and produced 76 videos. He gained 3,676 subscribers. What's confusing is the last visit of Messy Mya is listed as being 7 hours ago. That would put the time at around 2 in the morning on Monday, November 15th. If Messy Mya was shot on Sunday, and is dead, then perhaps he shared his account with someone else.

The problem is that's not clear from the way the channel is set up. Here's the link: http://www.youtube.com/user/TheeHHGz and a sample of his video work:



Picture Of Messy Mya After Death Posted?

Reportedly, a photo of Messy Mya after he was shot was posted on Twitter. That is a sick action and the person who did it should be tracked down and prosecuted for Internet harassment.

Messy Mya Death Connected To YouTube Work?

Was Messy Mya's death connected to his YouTube work? It's not clear at this stage why he was murdered. Police have not reported a motive or named a suspect.

But Messy Mya's death recalls the murder of young YouTuber, 20 year old Asia McGowan on April 10th, 2009.  Asia was killed by another YouTuber and follower Anthony Powell, who was said to be mentally ill and made negative comments about black women.  Powell killed McGowan, then turned the gun on himself.