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Cleveland Facebook Killer Reported Dead of Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound After Police Chase in Pennsylvania

Steve Stephens
Steve Stephens.

Photo illustration by Slate. Photo by Cleveland Police/Handout via Reuters.

The Pennsylvania State Police have announced that Steve Stephens, the 37-year-old Cleveland man who uploaded a video of himself killing an apparent stranger to Facebook on Sunday, is dead:

More detail via USA Today:

Cleveland Police Chief Calvin Williams said police in Pennsylvania received a tip just after 11 a.m. ET that Stephens’ vehicle was seen in a McDonald’s parking lot near the city of Erie. Williams said Stephens fled in his vehicle but was stopped after a short pursuit.

“Steve Stephens then took his own life,” Williams said.

Erie is 90 miles from Cleveland. Stephens’ victim, 74-year-old Robert Godwin, is believed to have been attacked at random while walking home from a family gathering.