Steve Stephens fatally shot himself after a brief pursuit in Pennsylvania (AFP Photo/Laurence CHU, John SAEKI )

Chicago (AFP) - The US man wanted for killing an elderly man in Ohio and then posting a video of the murder on Facebook fatally shot himself Tuesday after a brief pursuit in neighboring Pennsylvania, police said. Pennsylvania State Police officers found Stephens in Erie County, Pennsylvania, after getting a tip around 11 a.m. local time from a "concerned citizen" who saw Stephens at a McDonald's, Major William Teper Jr. of the Pennsylvania State Police told a news conference on Tuesday afternoon. The Erie Times-News and other outlets have confirmed that the “Facebook killer” shot and killed himself after a brief police pursuit. Zuckerberg: 'We have a lot of work'

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The video Stephens posted of the slaying stayed online for more than two hours before Facebook removed it, sparking widespread criticism of the company.
Steve Stephens, the suspected "Facebook killer" accused of killing 74-year-old Robert Godwin, kills himself after a brief pursuit with the Pennsylvania State Police.