A Pennsylvania teenager suspected in the fatal shooting of Penn State student Billy Schmidt was arrested in Colorado after a month-long search, authorities said Thursday. Schmidt was killed while walking home from an NBA Finals watch party, and investigators say the teen was found at the Colorado home of a distant relative just hours before an alleged accomplice turned himself in.
Azzubair Outen-Fleming, 16, was taken into custody in Colorado Springs by the U.S. Marshals Service. According to the agency, he initially attempted to conceal his identity. He is now being held in a juvenile detention facility while awaiting extradition to Philadelphia.
Authorities issued warrants Tuesday for Outen-Fleming and another 16-year-old, Kaiseem Smith, who is also accused of involvement in the shooting. Hours after the Marshals Service announced Outen-Fleming’s arrest, the agency said Smith had surrendered to the Philadelphia Police Department.
Azzubair Outen-Fleming (left) and Kaiseem Smith (right) were in police custody in connection with the killing of Penn State student Billy Schmidt. Outen-Fleming was arrested in Colorado at the home of a distant relative, while Smith surrendered to the Philadelphia Police Department, the U.S. Marshals Service said Thursday. (U.S. Marshals Service)
Philadelphia Police Department Deputy Commissioner Frank Vanore said Outen-Fleming is facing a murder charge, according to Fox 29.
Schmidt, 22, was shot during what police have described as an attempted armed robbery in Philadelphia around 1:30 a.m. on June 6.
Responding officers found Schmidt suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest. He was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he died minutes later. The shooting was captured on surveillance video.
Billy Schmidt was shot and killed in Philadelphia on June 6 while walking home from an NBA Finals watch party. (Philadelphia Police Department)
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In the footage, Schmidt is heard demanding his phone back before a gunshot is heard moments later.
The video shows a man throwing a cellphone before another individual can be seen running around a corner, while being chased by Schmidt, who was then shot in the chest.
Schmidt’s father, Bill Schmidt, told ABC7 that his son was on his way home from a bar where he was watching the NBA Finals between the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs with friends.
Police released video of the two suspects in the killing and murder of Billy Schmidt. (Philadelphia Police Department)
“He was a really good person who cared about everybody and never hurt or bothered a soul, never bothered anyone and for him to get shot like that is a travesty,” Bill Schmidt said. “I’m shocked when they stole his phone that he chased them.”
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)
The younger Schmidt was slated to graduate from Penn State, where he was studying journalism, in December.
