Killing of Robert Godwin
On April 16, 2017, 74-year-old Robert Lee Godwin Sr. (September 7, 1942 – April 16, 2017) was shot and killed while walking in the Glenville neighborhood of Cleveland, Ohio, United States. The perpetrator, identified as 37-year-old Steve Stephens, posted a cellphone video of the shooting on his Facebook account, leading many media outlets, both during the manhunt and afterward, to dub Stephens the "Facebook killer". A warrant was issued for Stephens for aggravated murder. Two days later, he died by a self-inflicted gunshot wound when cornered by police in Erie County, Pennsylvania.
| Killing of Robert Godwin Sr. | |
|---|---|
| Location | East 93rd Street Glenville, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
| Date | April 16, 2017 2:01 p.m. (killing of Godwin) April 18, 2017 (suicide of Stephens) (EDT) |
Attack type | Murder-suicide, senicide, shooting |
| Weapons | .45-caliber Glock 30S |
| Deaths | 2 (Godwin and the perpetrator) |
| Victim | Robert Lee Godwin Sr |
| Perpetrator | Steve William Stephens |
| Motive | Resentment towards ex-girlfriend |
| Charges | Aggravated murder (perpetrator died before being apprehended) |
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