Suspect in off-duty Philadelphia officer’s car theft linked to killing of Penn State student: Police

A antheral who's wanted successful a caller theft of an off-duty constabulary officer's car successful Philadelphia is besides a idiosyncratic of involvement successful the execution of a Penn State University pupil killed successful June.

Billy Schmidt, 22, was killed during an equipped robbery effort that happened June 6 astatine astir 1:30 a.m. Officers recovered the assemblage pupil with a gunshot coiled to his chest. He was taken to a infirmary but pronounced dormant astatine 1:47 a.m.

Police said 19-year-old Khadfi Fleming was allegedly progressive successful the theft of an off-duty constabulary officer's car successful Philadelphia.

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Khadfi Fleming is besides a idiosyncratic of involvement successful the execution of Billy Schmidt, constabulary said. (U.S. Marshals Service)

According to officials, officers successful the country of 70th Street and Lindbergh Boulevard observed a reddish Lexus traveling without headlights, with a acheronian SUV pursuing down it. Two males were past seen moving toward the Lexus earlier shots were fired.

Police said the suspects stole a greenish Dodge Charger belonging to an off-duty constabulary officer, who pursued them and confronted them earlier gunfire was heard.

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Officials said Fleming is besides a idiosyncratic of involvement successful the execution of Schmidt.

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Billy Schmidt was changeable and killed successful Philadelphia. (Bill Schmidt)

Investigators said Schmidt was connected his mode location aft helium watched the NBA Finals with his friends erstwhile helium was robbed astatine astir 1:30 a.m.

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Surveillance video appears to amusement Schmidt saying, "Give maine my phone" arsenic helium chased the suspects. A telephone could beryllium seen thrown connected the ground, past seconds aboriginal a gunshot could beryllium heard.

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Police released video of the 2 suspects successful the sidesplitting and execution of Billy Schmidt. (Philadelphia Police Department)

Fleming's 16-year-old member was taken into custody successful Colorado successful June, arsenic was a 2nd teen who turned himself successful to police.

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Schmidt was a pupil astatine Penn State World Campus studying journalism, and was acceptable to postgraduate successful December.