Police say a woman called them to report she witnessed a stabbing on Facebook and gave the name and phone number of the user who posted the story.
San Mateo police say they have arrested a suspect connected with the murder of a woman that was posted to Facebook Wednesday.San Mateo police say they have arrested a suspect connected with the murder of a woman that was posted to Facebook Wednesday.
Police say there were notified Wednesday afternoon at 3:48 p.m. by Nye County Sheriff's Office in Nevada that a subject called them to report she witnessed a "stabbing" on Facebook and provided the name and phone number of the subject who posted the story. The suspect was not on scene, according to police, but his identity had been learned, and he was arrested within two hours in San Jose."While the motive for stabbing the victim is still under investigation, we do know Mechikoff mercilessly filmed the last moments of the victim's life and posted the video to Facebook, then fled the area," the department's statement reads.
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