The owner of an OH gun range said Steve Stephens visited his facility just months before the Cleveland man allegedly posted a video of himself fatally shooting an elderly man, according to a report. It appears to have been a suicide.
Stephens also claimed in subsequent Facebook Live posts that he had killed more people and would continue to do so, but police said on Monday morning that they have no evidence to substantiate that claim.
Federal partners and Crimestoppers have offered a reward of $50,000 for information that leads police to Stephens, who is wanted on a warrant for aggravated murder.
"We want this to end with as much peace as we can bring to this right now", Williams said, adding police knew of no other victims.
Stephens posted a video of himself killing Godwin, a former foundry worker and a father of 10. In it, he said, "I snapped, I just snapped".
In one video posted on Facebook, Stephens said that he gambled away everything and that he and his girlfriend had planned to marry but did not, without saying why.
A video showing an old man being randomly shot by another man at 635 East 93rd Street is doing rounds on social media.
Alexis Lee, who saw Stephens last week, said his childhood friend always seemed respectful and got along with everybody.
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"He never ever told me he had problems or issues".
Stephens is believed to have videotaped his actions and published it on Facebook, along with another video threatening to kill others and claiming he had already killed 13 people.
Facebook meanwhile has launched a major review of how it handles violent videos after the incident.
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The video of the killing remained on Facebook for almost three hours.
After initially expanding to include four nearby states, the manhunt for Stephens went national Monday evening.
CNN reported that Mr Stephens, who worked at a behavioural health agency helping at-risk children, had gone to visit his mother the day before the mother according to his Facebook video. Detectives spoke with the suspect on Sunday by cellphone and tried to persuade him to surrender, police said.
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