I am truly sorry that Keith Ratliff was apparently murdered by a gunshot to the head. For those of you who do not know of Mr. Ratliff, he was the founder of FPSRussia, one of the top ten channels on YouTube. FPSRussia had received hundreds of millions of page views for the videos that Mr. Ratliff produced and in which he sometimes appeared. Those videos featured the use of high powered firearms.
Here is a video by The Young Turks about Mr. Ratliff’s murder:
Agents for the Georgia Bureau of Investigation stated that Mr. Ratliff was found at his place of business in Franklin County, surrounded by numerous firearms, some of which he manufactured himself.
Ratliff was known on the Internet for a series of gun-related videos he and a partner produced called FPS Russia.
The videos showed a man with a Russian accent shooting off all types of weaponry and blowing items up on screen.
YouTube said the video channel was the ninth-highest-rated channel on its site and the videos have amassed nearly a half-billion views. […]
Agents said they found several weapons at the scene, some of which Ratliff made, others which he did not make. Agents said they aren’t sure if the weapon that killed him is among the weapons found.
No known motive has yet been established for his murder. He leaves behind a wife and two year old son. My condolences to his family.
