Teen arrested in Penn State student’s murder, second suspect wanted
The U.S. Marshals Service says a 16-year-old suspect has been taken into custody in Colorado in connection with the killing of Penn State student Billy Schmidt. Philadelphia police said both 16-year-old suspects will face adult charges in the June 6 robbery and shooting, while the second teen, Kaiseem Smith, remains on the run as authorities circulate a wanted notice.
A 19-year-old already wanted in the robbery linked to the death of a Penn State student is now being investigated in another violent Philadelphia incident after an off-duty police officer traded gunfire with suspected car thieves.
According to the U.S. Marshals Service, Khadfi Fleming has been identified as a person of interest in Monday’s aggravated assault involving the off-duty officer. Officials are offering an immediate cash reward for tips that help locate him.
The confrontation began early Monday when a group of thieves allegedly went after the officer’s Dodge Charger, Fox 29 Philadelphia reported.
The U.S. Marshals Service is offering a cash reward for information that leads investigators to 19-year-old Khadfi Fleming, who is wanted on a robbery charge and is considered a person of interest in the Aug. 10 aggravated assault of an off-duty Philadelphia police officer. (U.S. Marshals Service Philadelphia)
The officer, who was off duty at the time, followed the suspects and confronted them, sparking an exchange of gunfire, the station reported. Investigators do not believe anyone was hit.
The suspects fled the scene. Police later found the officer’s Charger with a shattered window and damage to the steering column, along with multiple 9mm shell casings, according to Fox 29.
Authorities said the group then switched into another stolen vehicle, a Lexus, which was later discovered abandoned.
The U.S. Marshals Service has since publicly identified Fleming as a person of interest in the aggravated assault.
“USMS Philly is offering an immediate cash reward for Khadfi Fleming, 19, wanted for robbery,” the agency wrote on X, adding that Fleming is also a “person of interest” in the Monday attack on the off-duty officer.
Fleming has not been charged in connection with the Monday incident.
But authorities were already looking for the 19-year-old before the latest violence.
Fleming is wanted on a robbery charge connected to the June killing of Billy Schmidt, a 22-year-old Penn State student who was shot while walking home from an NBA Finals watch party.
Billy Schmidt was shot and killed in Philadelphia while walking home from an NBA Finals watch party on June 6. (Philadelphia Police Department)
Schmidt was just blocks from his South Philadelphia home when he was fatally shot around 1:30 a.m. on June 6.
Surveillance video captured the final moments before the shooting, with Schmidt heard asking for his stolen phone back before a gunshot rang out.
His father, Bill Schmidt, previously described his son as someone who “cared about everybody and never hurt or bothered a soul.”
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Azzubair Outen-Fleming, 16, was arrested in Colorado a month after authorities said he and another teenager, killed Penn State student Billy Schmidt during an armed robbery as he was walking home from an NBA Finals watch party. (U.S. Marshals Service)
“For him to get shot like that is a travesty,” he told ABC7.
The killing sparked a search for two 16-year-old murder suspects, including Fleming’s younger brother.
U.S. Marshals captured Azzubair Outen-Fleming in Colorado Springs, Colorado, about a month after Schmidt’s death. Authorities said the teenager was found at a distant relative’s home and initially tried to conceal his identity.
Philadelphia Police Department Deputy Commissioner Frank Vanore said Outen-Fleming would face a murder charge, Fox 29 reported.
The second teen, Kaiseem Smith, surrendered to Philadelphia police.
Schmidt was studying digital journalism and media at Penn State and was expected to graduate in December.
Now, two months after his killing, authorities are seeking the elder Fleming as they investigate whether he was involved in the latest violent encounter.
Anyone with information about Fleming’s whereabouts is urged to contact the U.S. Marshals Service at 1-866-865-TIPS (8477).
News Outlet has reached out to the Philadelphia Police Department and U.S. Marshals Service for additional information and comment.
