CHUH Schools Working With Police During Manhunt For Steve Stephens

CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, OH - The Cleveland Heights-University Heights School District is reassuring parents that the school system is working with local police departments to ensure the safety of students while the manhunt continues for Steve Stephens, who allegedly killed Robert Godwin Sr. in a video posted to Facebook.

In a statement posted to Facebook, the school district said it is consulting with police departments to ensure student safety and to monitor updates in the manhunt. Principals and school staff are being asked to be extra vigilant during recess, arrival, and dismissal at all Cleveland Heights-University Heights schools.

The district says it will continue to update families as the situation develops. By 9 a.m. on Monday the district had posted two updates to Facebook.

Authorities are searching for Stephens, an "armed and dangerous" homicide suspect who allegedly posted a video to Facebook showing the killing of a 74-year-old man he is said to have chosen at random, Cleveland police said.

During a press conference on April 17, Cleveland Police Chief Calvin Williams said law enforcement does not currently know where Stephens is. He said the search parameters have expanded beyond the City of Cleveland and now encompass the entire Midwest. A spokesperson for the FBI said during the conference that Stephens "could be nearby, could be far away, and anywhere in-between."

Throughout the manhunt, Cleveland State University and Case Western Reserve University were both put on lockdown. Both colleges are now out of lockdown but operating with increased security.

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