Steve Stephens, the man suspected of shooting and killing a 74-year-old man Sunday in Cleveland and then posting the video to Facebook, shot and killed himself Tuesday morning following a brief pursuit in Pennsylvania, police said.

  • Steve Stephens shot and killed himself Tuesday in Pennsylvania
  • PA State Police said suicide happened after brief pursuit
  • Stephens was wanted for shooting, killing 74-year-old Robert Godwin Sr.

Pennsylvania State Police said Stephens was spotted just after 11 a.m. this morning by officers in Erie County.

A traffic stop was attempted and, after a two-mile pursuit, Stephens lost control of his vehicle and spun out. Moments later, he shot and killed himself.

Police suspected Stephens was in the Erie area after detecting a ping from his cell phone.  

Stephens had been on the run since Sunday afternoon. Cleveland Police said the 37-year-old Stephens, a job counselor for teenagers and young adults, uploaded a video to Facebook that showed him walk up to Robert Godwin Sr. at about 2 p.m. while he was collecting aluminum cans.

Stevens pointed a gun at Godwin's head, said a few sentences and then pulled the trigger.

The motive for the shooting wasn't entirely clear from the shaky video, in which Stephens told Godwin a woman's name and said, "She's the reason that this is about to happen to you." Godwin did not seem to recognize the woman's name.

The suspect then pointed a gun at Godwin, who shielded his face with the plastic bag.

The woman Stephens mentioned, Joy Lane, said in a text to CBS that "we had been in a relationship for several years. I am sorry that all of this has happened."

Facebook said the video was posted after the killing but wasn't broadcast on Facebook Live as police initially indicated. The suspect did go live on the social media site at another point Sunday.

More than 400 tips came in regarding Stephens' whereabouts. 

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