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A Pennsylvania teenager believed to be responsible for the death of Penn State student Billy Schmidt, who was shot as he walked home from an NBA Finals watch party, was arrested at the Colorado home of a distant relative following a month-long manhunt, hour before his accomplice surrendered to police, authorities said Thursday.
Azzubair Outen-Fleming, 16, was captured in Colorado Springs by the U.S. Marshals Service after he tried to deny his true identity, the agency said. He is being housed at a juvenile detention center pending extradition to Philadelphia.
On Tuesday, officials issued warrants for Outen-Fleming and 16-year-old Kaiseem Smith, who was also allegedly involved in the shooting death. Smith surrendered to the Philadelphia Police Department, the Marshals Service said hours after announcing Outen-Fleming’s capture.
POLICE IDENTIFY TWO TEEN SUSPECTS AFTER PENN STATE STUDENT SHOT DEAD OVER STOLEN PHONE
Azzubair Outen-Fleming (left) and Kaiseem Smith (right) were in police custody on suspicion of the murder of Penn State student Billy Schmidt. Outen-Fleming was captured in Colorado at the home of a distant relative. Smith turned himself in 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 being charged with murder, Fox 29 reported.
Schmidt, 22, was killed during an armed robbery attempt in Philadelphia that happened on June 6 at around 1:30 a.m.
Officers found him with a gunshot wound to his chest. He was taken to a local hospital where he died minutes after the shooting, which was captured on surveillance video.
MANHUNT UNDERWAY AFTER COLLEGE STUDENT FATALLY SHOT CHASING ROBBERS WHO ALLEGEDLY STOLE HIS PHONE
Billy Schmidt was shot and killed in Philadelphia while walking home from an NBA Finals watch party on June 6. (Philadelphia Police Department)
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)
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The younger Schmidt was slated to graduate from Penn State, where he was studying journalism, in December.
Fox News Digital’s Adam Sabes contributed to this report.
