American YouTuber Missing for Weeks Was Killed After Being Shot During Botched Abduction Attempt in the Philippines

Elliot Eastman, an American YouTuber who moved to the Philippines, was shot and killed in an attempted kidnapping, according to police. (Credit: Elliot Eastman/YouTube)

An American YouTuber that had been missing for weeks was reportedly shot dead in a botched kidnapping attempt in the Philippines, according to police.

Elliot Eastman, a 26-year-old vlogger from Vermont, was reportedly kidnapped by a group of men on Oct. 17, however police recently determined that Eastman died "on the night of his abduction," a police spokesperson told the Phillipine Star.