A senior at Penn State was fatally shot near his family’s home in South Philadelphia after he confronted men who allegedly stole his phone.
Billy Schmidt, 22, was returning home from a local bar after watching the NBA Finals with friends on Saturday, June 6, when he was shot around 1:30 a.m., according to ABC7 Eyewitness News, NBC10 Philadelphia and Fox 29 Philadelphia.
A neighbor provided surveillance footage of the incident, which showed Schmidt walking toward another man and saying, “Give me back my phone!” Another man then walked ahead of Schmidt and shot him in the che...
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