{"id":875,"date":"2026-06-12T05:41:24","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T05:41:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=875"},"modified":"2026-06-12T05:41:24","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T05:41:24","slug":"this-is-senseless-slain-penn-state-student-mourned-as-police-work-to-identify-killers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=875","title":{"rendered":"\u2018This is senseless\u2019: Slain Penn State student mourned as police work to identify killers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div><audio><\/audio><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Family and friends gathered in South Philadelphia Thursday night to mourn William Schmidt, a Penn State student they all knew simply as \u201cBilly.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=873\">Philly hotel workers push back potential strike as FIFA World Cup is set to begin<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Spanning three blocks, loved ones and neighbors sang songs and held back tears on the corner of 20th and Durfor Streets, where a memorial to Schmidt near a fire hydrant where he was shot and killed was covered by candles, flowers, and balloons. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cHe was my son, my best friend,\u201d William Schmidt, Billy\u2019s father, said, holding back tears. \u201cHow am I supposed to watch the Eagles play without him now? I am heartbroken without him.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Trying to find comfort in the outpouring of love surrounding his son\u2019s memorial, Schmidt said the crowd was a testament to Billy\u2019s life and how good a person he was. But it\u2019s not enough to outweigh a father\u2019s pain. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m thrilled he had such a great group of friends. He was a very candid person who never bothered anyone,\u201d Schmidt said. \u201cBut I don\u2019t have my son.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>One of those friends, Gino Russo, can\u2019t even remember life without Billy, whom he\u2019d known since kindergarten. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cEvery time you call him, he was there,\u201d Russo said. \u201cBilly never let anyone down. I never saw him walk into a room not smiling and making sure everyone is smiling around him.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Anna, Billy\u2019s sister, called him \u201cmy best friend + best brother in one\u201d in a message on a poster featuring lots of memories and a heart made with pictures of the siblings. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cBeing your sister is the biggest honor,\u201d she wrote. \u201cSpending every Eagles game with you was so much fun, and you will always be watching the games with me now.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=871\">Burlco man kills acquaintance, then himself, authorities say<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>A \u2018senseless\u2019 killing<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Schmidt, 22, was shot and killed just footsteps from his home on South 20th Street early Saturday morning in an apparent robbery attempt. According to his father, Schmidt was returning home after watching the NBA Finals at a nearby bar with friends. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Video captured on a home surveillance camera obtained and broadcast by 6abc shows a man wearing a hoodie throwing a cell phone down Durfor Street. Schmidt appeared to be chasing him and another man, who shot the Penn State student in the chest as he turned the corner. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Schmidt was pronounced dead at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center a short time later. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThis is senseless,\u201d Councilmember Kenyatta Johnson told the crowd standing beside Schmidt\u2019s father and sister, who held each other tightly. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Schmidt was a fourth-semester student studying digital journalism and media at the Penn State World Campus, the university\u2019s online campus. Schmidt\u2019s father told 6abc he was shocked his son chased the two men to retrieve his phone, which was found under a car on Durfor Street and turned over to police.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Philadelphia police are still trying to identify the two suspects, who were also captured in security footage both approaching the scene and fleeing the area following the shooting. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>One suspect was wearing a light gray custom designed \u201cKONFUSED\u201d brand hooded sweatshirt. The other was wearing dark clothing and a light gray camouflage face mask, which he removed following the shooting. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Anyone with information is asked to call the homicide unit at 215-686-3334, or submit an anonymous tip by calling or texting 215-686-TIPS (8477). 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