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A massive manhunt is underway in Cleveland for Steve “Stevie Steve” Stephens, who is accused of randomly shooting an elderly man to death in a video posted to Facebook.
Before that video stream, Stephens posted several videos on Facebook of himself shooting guns. You can watch them above and below.
Stephens claimed on Facebook that he had murdered other people on Easter Sunday, but police have found no evidence of that so far. The elderly man who was murdered on April 15 was identified as Robert Godwin, Sr. On Facebook, Stephens went by the name of “Stevie Steve.” There is a link to the video of the murder below at the end of this article. Be forewarned that it is very graphic.
Facebook now says that Stephens did not use the Facebook Live streaming service but filmed and then posted the murder video to Facebook. Authorities fear he might be out of state.
Stephens was no stranger to firearms, and brandishing them on social media was something he freely did; he posted a series of other videos on Facebook that show him shooting guns. Stephens posted on Facebook about shooting at a gun range and being a good shooter, and he posted videos of target practice at the gun range. Stephens says in one of his Facebook videos that he works as a case manager at Beech Brook, which is a children’s behavioral health agency that is based in northeast Ohio.