NEED TO KNOW
- YouTuber P2istheName’s cause of death has been revealed by the County of Los Angeles Medical Examiner
- The influencer, whose legal name was Philip Enewally, was pronounced dead after being found “unresponsive” at his home in L.A. on March 14
- Enewally had amassed 4 million subscribers on YouTube by the time of his death
YouTube star P2istheName cause of death has been revealed.
The 26-year-old influencer died of “a sudden cardiac dysfunction due to solitary papillary muscle hypertrophy,” the County of Los Angeles Medical Examiner confirmed in a news release on Tuesday, June 10. The manner of death was ruled as natural.
The medical examiner explained that solitary papillary muscle hypertrophy “is a subtype of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), which is a risk factor for a sudden fatal cardiac event.” According to Cleveland Clinic, HCM is a typically genetic condition that causes your heart muscle to enlarge.
P2istheName, whose legal name was Philip Enewally, was found “unresponsive at his residence” on March 14. His death was pronounced at 3:11 p.m. local time by responding fire department personnel, the medical examiner confirmed.
TMZ first reported that Enewally was found dead in a mailroom in Los Angeles County. Enewally’s mother confirmed the news, according to the outlet.
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Enewally was a popular gamer on social media and amassed nearly 4 million YouTube subscribers after posting videos for nearly 10 years. His content included him playing video games, including Fortnite and NBA 2K, vlogs, pranks and more.
The influencer later ventured into business as he launched his own production company, Iced Entertainment, and clothing line. He also documented the process of starting his company in several of his videos.
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In one of his final videos titled “I Made My Own Clothing Brand and It Actually Worked,” Enewally got emotional as he said, “I’m trying not to cry right now. God is amazing, bro. God is amazing. [If y’all could only see] what it took to get here.”
The late YouTube star said later on in the video, “… I literally was praying in the car for a beautiful drop, thanking God for even giving me the creativity to put this together.”
Enewally had previously shared that he was planning to move from Los Angeles to Atlanta. His final YouTube video was uploaded on Feb. 24.