CLEVELAND — A multistate manhunt for the suspect in a random killing that Cleveland police say was recorded and posted to Facebook is entering its third day.
Chief Williams: We will follow up on EVERY tip. Please call 1-800-Call FBI with tips.
If you see Steve Stephens, dial 9-1-1.— Cleveland Police (@CLEpolice) April 17, 2017
10:00 a.m. Tuesday
Police say they have received more than 400 tips concerning the manhunt for Steve Stephens, some from as far off as Texas.
Stephens’ car — a white 2016 Ford Fusion with temporary Ohio tags E363630 — is not equipped with a GPS system.
7:15 a.m.
A gun range owner says Stephens had shot at his facility, and video shows he was warned for breaking rules by practicing “rapid fire.”
Owner Blake Frederick says Stephens visited Sherwin Shooting Sports within the past year. Frederick tells Cleveland.com he recalls Stephens as nice and jovial, not negative.
WEWS-TV reports that a video Stephens posted to Facebook last year showed him rapidly firing at targets at the range in Willoughby and being warned to stop by an employee.
Police say Stephens had a permit to carry a concealed weapon.
1:00 a.m. Tuesday
Authorities say it’s now a nationwide search for Steve Stephens, 37, (below) who’s wanted on an aggravated murder charge in the shooting death of a 74-year-old retired man in Cleveland on Sunday.
“He could be nearby, he could be far away and anywhere in between,” FBI Special Agent Stephen Anthony told reporters at a city hall news conference Monday.
Videos Stephens shared show him talking about his despair over gambling debts and trouble with his girlfriend.
On Monday evening, Facebook announced that it was launching a review for reporting harmful content following the killing. The company says it disabled Stephen’s account within 23 minutes of receiving the first report about the video of the fatal shooting and two hours after receiving any report. Facebook says, “we know we need to do better.”