Manhunt Continues For Cleveland Facebook Killer 03:39

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It's not clear how many hours each person dedicates to the effort each week.

Williams said that police had searched the home where Stephens, 37, lived and had found weapons. "But if he doesn't, we'll find him".

Steve Stephens is suspected of live streaming a murder. "You're going to get yourself in trouble".

Mayor Frank Jackson told reporters police were still trying to communicate with the suspect.

"Steve, if you're out there listening, call someone, whether it's a friend or family member or pastor", Williams said. While he could still be in OH, authorities have put neighboring states on alert to keep watch for Stephens. After getting a ping on his cell phone in Pennsylvania, they notified authorities in that area, but he is still at large.

Police earlier had reported the victim's name as Goodwin. Almost five hours after the shooting, Williams said authorities hadn't had a verifiable report of a sighting of Stephens.

Police issued an arrest warrant for Stephens, described as a six-foot one-inch, 244-pound (1.85 m, 110-kilo) black man with a full beard, who was last seen in a white Ford Fusion with temporary license plates.

Police say he should be considered armed and risky. Williams said the only way to help Stephens is to give police the information to bring him in peacefully.

He's the wanted man accused of killing a stranger on Easter and uploading video of the murder on Facebook. Stephens fires the weapon. The gun is fired.

The video was posted around 2 p.m. Sunday.

Stephens boasted in another video that he had killed 13 other people and would continue to kill more.

Stephens has no criminal record. "No longer. Showing this level of raw footage takes us to a new low", he said. He said police are also working with his family.

ABC, NBC/MSNBC, CBS and Fox News all showed footage of Stephens driving in his auto and declaring he had already killed 13 people and was "working on" killing a 14th. They spoke briefly but her phone died, Green said.

Stephens' mother told CNN that when she last saw him on Saturday, he told her that it would be "a miracle" if she ever saw him again.

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The video of the shooting was not broadcast live.

She was "just dumbfounded" and called Stephens. Police in Cleveland sent out the tweet below.

In a statement, the spokesperson said the shooting was a "horrific crime".

During today's press conference, the police chief tried to talk to Steve, hoping he was watching the TV from where ever he was.

Stephens worked at Beech Brook, a social services agency in suburban Cleveland that deals with vulnerable young people. "To think that one of our employees could do this is bad".

"I'm killing with my Beech Brook badge on too", he says.

Farid said the job of inspecting social media videos is enormous.

Beech Brook was closed Monday "for the safety of our employees", Kortemeyer said.

Police Chief Calvin Williams warned residents to be careful as the go about their day.

A makeshift memorial sits along a fence Monday, April 17, 2017, near where Robert Godwin Sr., was killed in Cleveland. He had just finished an Easter meal.

She said her father, who had 10 children, was a gentle man with nothing mean about him.

"The television news producers are exploiting this story and the death of Mr. Godwin so they can show sensational video", said Jeff McCall, a professor of communication at DePauw University.

"It's not real. [My father] was a good guy". I hate that he's gone. "I don't know what I'm going to do".

Now, several GoFundMe campaigns are popping up for the victim, Robert Godwin Senior.

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