Police: Suspect arrested in fatal Philadelphia shooting of Penn State sophomore

Police have arrested the suspected gunman who apparently came to a Philadelphia park in response to a fight between women and then opened fire on a large group, killing the son of a high-ranking city police official.

Philadelphia police say they arrested 19-year-old Tyquan Atkinson Wednesday evening in connection to the killing of 20-year-old Nicholas Flacco, who was a Penn State student.

Flacco, a sophomore majoring in liberal arts, had been enrolled at the University Park campus.

Police say several fights broke out among women in groups in FDR Park and a woman threatened to “call her man.” An armed man later fired twice and left but returned 10 to 15 minutes later and shot Flacco, son of an Internal Affairs commander who was home from college.

It’s unclear whether Atkinson has an attorney; a listed number for him couldn’t be found Wednesday.

This story was originally published April 3, 2019 at 3:53 PM.