Manhunt underway after college student fatally shot chasing robbers who allegedly stole his phone

A manhunt is underway aft a pupil astatine Pennsylvania State University was changeable and killed connected Saturday successful a imaginable equipped robbery attempt.

Billy Schmidt, 22, was blocks distant from his location successful Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, connected Saturday astatine astir 1:30 a.m. erstwhile helium was changeable and killed, according to the Philadelphia Police Department. When officers arrived, the assemblage pupil was recovered connected the thoroughfare with a gunshot coiled to his chest.

Police said Billy Schmidt was taken to a section infirmary and pronounced dormant astatine 1:47 a.m.

Bill Schmidt, his father, told ABC7 that his lad was coming backmost from a barroom wherever helium was watching the NBA Finals with his friends.

Billy Schmidt was changeable and killed connected Saturday. (Bill Schmidt)

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Security video fixed to constabulary shows Schmidt asking for his telephone backmost earlier respective shots were heard that killed the assemblage student. It shows a antheral throwing a cellphone earlier different idiosyncratic tin beryllium seen moving astir a country being chased by Billy Schmidt, who was past changeable successful the chest.

Billy Schmidt was a elder astatine Pennsylvania State University, wherever helium was acceptable to postgraduate successful December.

"He was a truly bully idiosyncratic who cared astir everybody and ne'er wounded oregon bothered a soul, ne'er bothered anyone and for him to get changeable similar that is simply a travesty," Bill Schmidt said. "I'm shocked erstwhile they stole his telephone that helium chased them."

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Schmidt was a elder astatine Penn State, wherever helium was acceptable to postgraduate successful December. (Provided by family/Fox29)

Police person not made an apprehension successful transportation to the assemblage student's killing. One neighbour urged anyone with accusation to assistance police.

"I privation justice, I privation the kid that changeable Billy to beryllium found," a neighbour said. "If anyone's retired determination that recognizes anything... they look young to me. If anyone has immoderate accusation oregon recognizes thing astir the kids, I would emotion for them to travel forward."

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Security video captured portions of the shooting. (Ezra Roulinavage)

Anna Schmidt, Billy Schmidt's sister, said successful a GoFundMe the Penn State pupil "was a beloved brother, friend, and subordinate of our community, and his nonaccomplishment has near america each successful shock."

The household has raised much than $48,000 since Billy Schmidt was killed.