A random act of senseless violence stunned the United States April 16: In a video posted to Facebook, a man driving through the Cleveland area sees a pedestrian, stops the auto, announces his intention to kill, walks over to the victim and shoots him.
Police said Stephens killed Robert Godwin Sr., a 74-year-old former foundry worker, on Sunday.
In a Facebook post, Stephens claimed he killed 15 people that same day.
"As far as we know, right now, we don't know where he's at", Cleveland Police Chief Calvin Williams said.
He was driving a white Ford Fusion with temporary license plates, Cleveland police said.
Initial reports stated that Godwin's death was broadcast on Facebook Live, but police have since said that Stephens allegedly killed the man then uploaded the footage to the social media site, NBC News reports.
Cleveland police urged a suspect who they say posted video of himself on Facebook killing an elderly man on Sunday to turn himself in to authorities.
Cleveland police have asked the states of Pennsylvania, New York, Indiana and MI to be on alert.
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Meanwhile, law enforcement officials are warning residents in Pennsylvania, New York, Indiana and MI to be on the lookout for Stephens, who is still at large.
The woman Stephens mentioned is one person police have spoken to in the investigation, Williams said.
Cleveland Police have issued an aggravated murder warrant for a man accused of shooting and killing another man on East 93rd Street and posting the video on Facebook. The incident took place in the afternoon as the victim was walking home from Easter dinner with family in Cleveland. The two men did not know each other, police said. The son said he believed his father was looking for cans on Sunday when Stephens approached him.
And this guy live streamed a video saying he was going to commit murder on Facebook. Stephens' Facebook page also was eventually removed.
Kortemeyer could not provide any details on the length of Stephens' employment at Beech Brook, nor his specific job title.
It was not immediately known what Stephens does for the agency, which said it will serve more than 18,000 children and families this year, according to its website. "We work hard to keep a safe environment on Facebook, and are in touch with law enforcement in emergencies when there are direct threats to physical safety", a Facebook spokesperson said in a statement.
Steve Stephens, the alleged Facebook killer from Cleveland, is somewhere in the state of Pennsylvania as his cellphone may have given law enforcement clues to his approximate whereabouts.
Family members of Godwin were in tears when they spoke Sunday with local reporters.
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