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Associated Press: Manhunt expanded for suspect in Facebook video killing

Published April 17, 2017 at 7:46 pm

This handout photograph obtained April 17, 2017 courtesy of the Cleveland Police shows Steve Stephens who police are searching for after authoritites said Stephens had murdered a man live on Facebook in the US state of Ohio. Officials in the city of Cleveland said the suspect, 37, shot his 74-year old victim at random -- a cold-blooded killing which was livestreamed on the internet. / AFP PHOTO / AFP PHOTO AND CLEVELAND POLICE / CLEVELAND POLICE / XGTY == RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE / MANDATORY CREDIT: "AFP PHOTO / CLEVELAND POLICE" / NO MARKETING / NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS / DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS ==

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Authorities in several states were on the lookout April 17 for a man police say shot a Cleveland retiree collecting aluminum cans and then posted video of the apparently random killing on Facebook.

“He could be nearby. He could be far away or anywhere in between,” FBI agent Stephen Anthony said on Day 2 of the manhunt for Steve Stephens, a 37-year-old job counselor for teens and young adults.