Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations
Check out our 2024 voter guide for Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana >>

Cleveland offers $50,000 Reward for Alleged Facebook Killer Steve Stephens

FBI official Stephen Anthony (at podium) with Mayor Frank Jackson and Police Chief Calvin Williams at his side during the afternoon Facebook shooter briefing.
KEVIN NIEDERMIER
/
WKSU
FBI official Stephen Anthony (at podium) with Mayor Frank Jackson and Police Chief Calvin Williams at his side during the afternoon Facebook shooter briefing.

Authorities are hoping a reward will help them capture the man accused of shooting an elderly man at random Sunday and posting the grizzly footage on Facebook. Mayor Frank Jackson is asking anyone with information on Steve Stephens to come forward.

Mayor Frank Jackson announced a reward for helping capture the Facebook shooter

“There is an award of up to $50,000 for the arrest of Mr. Steve Stephens. The money comes from the FBI, the ATF and the marshal's service.”

Jackson emphasizes that the aggressive, nationwide manhunt is continuing. Police say they don’t have any solid leads on where Stephens is, and they're urging  him to turn himself in. 

Copyright 2017 WKSU

Kevin was raised in New Washington in rural North Central Ohio. He attended Bowling Green State University and Ashland College (now Ashland University) before beginning his career in commercial radio news.