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, 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 and remains on the run.POLICE IDENTIFY TWO TEEN SUSPECTS AFTER PENN STATE STUDENT SHOT DEAD OVER STOLEN PHONEAzzubair 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)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 PHONEBilly 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...