US ‘Facebook killer’ takes own life after police chase

NEW YORK: A US gunman accused of murdering an elderly grandfather and posting the footage on Facebook killed himself Tuesday after a brief police chase, bringing to a close a frantic nationwide manhunt, reports AFP.
Steve Stephens, 37 and thought to have been mentally unstable, had been on the run since 74-year-old Robert Godwin Sr was shot dead on Easter Sunday, seemingly at random in broad daylight in Cleveland, Ohio.
The murder and a video sparked outrage across the world and renewed scrutiny of the growing number of grisly videos being posted on social media.
Facebook removed the footage hours after the attack. Chief executive Mark Zuckerberg acknowledged that the world's largest social network had a role to play in stemming the worrisome trend.
"There is a lot of work to do here," he told a Facebook developers' conference. "And we will keep doing all we can to prevent tragedies like this from happening."

US Facebook killer takes own life after police chase

NEW YORK: A US gunman accused of murdering an elderly grandfather and posting the footage on Facebook killed himself Tuesday after a brief police chase, bringing to a close a frantic nationwide manhunt, reports AFP. Steve Stephens, 37 and thought to have been mentally unstable, had been on the run since 74-year-old Robert Godwin Sr was shot dead on Easter Sunday, seemingly at random in broad daylight in Cleveland, Ohio. The murder and a video sparked outrage across the world and renewed scrutiny of the growing number of grisly videos being posted on social media. Facebook removed the footage hours after the attack. Chief executive Mark Zuckerberg acknowledged that the worlds largest social network had a role to play in stemming the worrisome trend. There is a lot of work to do here, he told a Facebook developers conference. And we will keep doing all we can to prevent tragedies like this from happening.