Cleveland police are seeking for man they are saying broadcast killing on facebook - The celebrity online

Cleveland police urged a suspect who they observed posted video of himself on facebook killing an aged man on April sixteen to turn himself in to authorities. 

officials in the Ohio metropolis observed they had been hunting for Steve Stephens in reference to the one demonstrated killing however had found no facts to support what police stated changed into a claim he made in the video of getting killed more than a dozen other americans. 

"every person is available hunting for Steve," Calvin Williams, the Cleveland police chief, instructed a news conference, where he joined Mayor Frank Jackson in asking Stephens to show himself in. They referred to Stephens can be driving a white or cream-colored Ford Fusion, and that he changed into armed and bad. 

"We need this to conclusion with as a lot peace as we can convey to this right now," Williams mentioned, including police knew of no different victims. 

Late Sunday evening Cleveland police issued a aggravated murder warrant for Stephens, and warned that he could have crossed state lines into Pennsylvania, ny, Indiana or Michigan. 

Police mentioned Stephens used facebook to submit video of him killing the person, who police recognized as 74-12 months-historical Robert Godwin Sr. Stephens isn't believed to have commonplace Godwin, police noted. 

the realm's largest on-line social community, used via greater than 1.2 billion individuals each day, condemned the accused killer's motion. 

"this is a horrific crime and we don't permit this sort of content material on fb," spoke of a spokesperson for the company. "We work tough to hold a safe environment on fb, and are involved with legislations enforcement in emergencies when there are direct threats to physical safeguard." 

It is not the first time a major crime has been posted on fb. In January, four black americans in Chicago have been accused of attacking an 18-12 months-historic disabled white man and broadcasting the assault on the carrier while making anti-white racial scoffs. 

A month later, the suspects pleaded no longer responsible to assaulting the person. — Reuters