"A gunman fatally shot an elderly man at random, broadcasting video of the shooting on Facebook Live, and has claimed to have killed several other people on Easter Sunday, Cleveland Police say.
Steve Stephens, who goes by Stevie Steve on Facebook, is wanted for homicide, Cleveland Police said in a press release. Only one shooting, which was broadcast on Facebook, has been confirmed, police said.
The shooting happened at 635 East 93rd Street, police said.
The city has been on high alert for the past two hours, with police swarming several areas and putting lockdowns in place.
“Cleveland stay inside and be safe,” one person wrote on Twitter.
This story is still developing "
Cleveland Police have confirmed that a video posted to Facebook Live showing an elderly man being shot is legitimate. The video was posted Sunday by a Facebook user going by the name “Stevie Steve,” who has been identified by police as Steve Stephens.
You can watch the video below (warning: very graphic)
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Man says he doesn't know that woman. Then the scumbag shoots him in the head point blank.
What are you looking to be protested?
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Savage. No protests?
What are you looking to be protested?
Random lives matter?
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Savage. No protests?
What are you looking to be protested?
This guy is a dupe/troll. Unless it's pure councidence that two handles named after characters in Trainspotting (Renton, Sick Boy) both appeared in the same month...
This guy continues to post. Meanwhile, people call out a child predator and get threatened with a ban. Awesome.
How about tracking his cell phone location?
Or at least, make it harder for them to get guns.
My concern now is the copy cats in other cities.
Saw that too, Erie County apparently
I travel to a Cleveland for work regularly, and have been through that area several times, scary stuff. God be with our good people in law enforcement, praying they catch the guy before he hurts anyone else
Why do we, as a society, circulate this sh-t? All of my students this morning are talking about it and watching it over and over....
I personally have not, and will not ever watch it.
So take a still with not audio. They're circulating a picture out there now of what this guy looks like and it's not related to the video.
There is absolutely zero reason to have that video as accessible as it is.
Social media is off the rails with sh-t like this. We see and know too much. It is desensitizing society, and that's a very, very bad thing.
The video being circulated is just a clip of the execution, not even showing the killer.
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but people need to know a lunatic like this is out there. I'd be able to recognize him just by seeing a few seconds of footage of his face; that can potentially save a life.
The video being circulated is just a clip of the execution, not even showing the killer.
He shows himself when it starts. I saw that along with the news reporting of his photo.
I get people don't want to see it, it made me sick watching it and its something I can't un-see, but hopefully it being sensationalized leads to a heightened awareness and avoidance of further incident.
Along with about 1,000 other things...
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There's nothing to be learned or gained from that. It's just an act of pure evil.
Why do we, as a society, circulate this sh-t? All of my students this morning are talking about it and watching it over and over....
I personally have not, and will not ever watch it.
I disagree with this to a degree. I certainly won't begrudge anyone for not watching it, but when these things happen I almost always watch it (once). I wouldn't watch it over and over because you said in your next post, I'd hate to have any semblance of desensitization to it.
But seeing it once can be an important reminder of what we're living in. Even if there's nothing we can do to improve our chances at safety, I just... "enjoy" having a better understand of what this world we've put together is, for better of worse.
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In comment 13431041 Greg from LI said:
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There's nothing to be learned or gained from that. It's just an act of pure evil.
Why do we, as a society, circulate this sh-t? All of my students this morning are talking about it and watching it over and over....
I personally have not, and will not ever watch it.
I disagree with this to a degree. I certainly won't begrudge anyone for not watching it, but when these things happen I almost always watch it (once). I wouldn't watch it over and over because you said in your next post, I'd hate to have any semblance of desensitization to it.
But seeing it once can be an important reminder of what we're living in. Even if there's nothing we can do to improve our chances at safety, I just... "enjoy" having a better understand of what this world we've put together is, for better of worse.
Well, I can tell you from first hand experience this morning that it's weird watching a table full of about five teenagers going "wait for it... wait for it... OH SH-T!!!" some laugh, others jump around and shout "damn!" but the reactions do not appear to be disgust or a solemn reminder of the times we are living in, or maybe ironically it does but not for the reason you stated.
20 years ago they wouldn't have had the opportunity.
When 9/11 happened I was 15. Had no idea what the magnitude was, walked to a friends house, got pizza, and enjoyed my early dismissal. It took years for it to hit me.
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Kids 20 years ago would ve reacted the same stupid way
20 years ago they wouldn't have had the opportunity.
Twenty years ago we would have been watching Faces of Death...
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Kids 20 years ago would ve reacted the same stupid way
20 years ago they wouldn't have had the opportunity.
Twenty years ago we would have been watching Faces of Death...
They didn't circulate Faces of Death on a 24 hour news cycle on tons of channels, or to every cell phone in school.
It was more contained, but still I see your point.
But point taken.