Facebook sued by family of 74-year-old fatal shooting video victim

The family of a 74-year-old Cleveland man whose shooting death was recorded and shared on Facebook is suing the social media company for failing to notify authorities about threats posted by the gunman.

The wrongful death lawsuit filed over the killing of Robert Godwin Sr last April accuses Facebook of negligence because it has extensive data-mining capabilities, but did not catch and report the gunman's threats of violence before the shooting.