The manhunt for the suspect accused of killing a person and airing it on Facebook Live is over, thanks in part to a McDonald's drive thru team in Harborcreek, Pennsylvania.
The man who police say shot a Cleveland retiree at random and posted video of the killing on Facebook pulled up to the drive-thru window of a McDonald's restaurant outside Erie, Pennsylvania, and waited for his order.
By the time he pulled out of the driveway and onto Buffalo Road, state police were behind him, DuCharme said.
Steve Stephens, a resident of OH, was charged with aggravated murder for shooting 74-year-old Robert Goodwin on Easter and posting the murder on Facebook. But Stephens did not wait, he said. As his auto was spinning out of control, he shot himself in the head with a pistol, police said.
Gail Wheeler, of Erie, said she was stopped at a light at the McDonald's when Stephens came "whipping out" of the parking lot, almost hitting her.
DuCharme said the $50,000 reward for information on the shooter should go to her but the decision was out of his hands.
Stephens, who had no prior criminal record, was not suspected in any other killings, Cleveland officials said.
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Following a brief police pursuit, Stephens died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. State Police Maj. William Teper Jr. would say only that the tip came from a "concerned citizen".
A fast-thinking McDonald's employee is being heralded as a hero for helping bring the nationwide manhunt for Steve Stephens to an end in Erie, Pa. "He could be far away or anywhere in between", Federal Bureau of Investigation agent Stephen Anthony said.
Wheeler said she followed the chase and saw a trooper clip Stephens' rear bumper. His vehicle did a half-turn and came to rest against the curb, and she heard a gunshot, she said. The one officer just shook his head. "Period", Cleveland's police chief said.
Facebook said it removed the video of the shooting 23 minutes after learning of it.
"Each one of us forgives the killer, the murderer", Godwin-Baines said Monday. The victim did not seem to recognize the woman's name.
In the video, Stephens told Godwin the name of his girlfriend and said, "She's the reason that this is about to happen to you".
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