Philly Journo Who Mocked Right-Wingers for Playing Up Crime Gets Shot to Death in His Own Home

Chris Menahan
InformationLiberation
Oct. 02, 2023

Josh Kruger, a far-left journalist and activist who mocked right-wingers for playing up the crime surge in Philadelphia, was shot and killed inside his own home on Monday.

Breaking: Leftist journalist and activist Josh Kruger @JoshKrugerPHL has been tragically shot dead at his Philadelphia home. Kruger has long downplayed gun violence in his city and publicly chastised others who spoke about it. pic.twitter.com/pcl5c4Z1Y8
— Andy Ngô 🏳️‍🌈 (@MrAndyNgo) October 2, 2023

Philadelphia leftist journalist & activist Josh Kruger @JoshKrugerPHL was tragically shot dead at his home. He has long criticized law enforcement, downplayed gun violence in his city & advocated for political violence against his opponents. pic.twitter.com/YH8vQ5umDZ
— Andy Ngô 🏳️‍🌈 (@MrAndyNgo) October 2, 2023

JUST IN: Liberal journalist Josh Kruger was shot and killed early this morning in Philadelphia after an intruder entered his home and started shooting.

Just two days ago, Kruger responded to a tweet from Scott Adams, mocking him for his prediction that "there's a good chance you… pic.twitter.com/lYnLghsQ69
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) October 2, 2023

I had to look for his Ukraine flag in the bio to know he doesn’t realize how right I was. https://t.co/lzLre0puzY
— Scott Adams (@ScottAdamsSays) October 2, 2023

Oops. Did not realize he was shot to death yesterday for not getting away from the hellhole in which he lived.
— Scott Adams (@ScottAdamsSays) October 2, 2023

From The Post Millennial, "BREAKING: Leftist journalist who downplayed violent crime gunned down in his Philly home":

Josh Kruger, a leftist journalist and activist who was based in Philadelphia, was shot and killed inside his home on Monday. Kruger had a long history of downplaying violent crime in the city, often openly mocking those who expressed concerns about homicides in Philadelphia.

"Look, it's that lawless land of liberals in Philly where shootings are...dropping to levels not seen in years," read a past post by Kruger.

"Some idiot just said you're more likely to get shot and killed than die of COVID in Philly to make some insensitive rhetorical point for 'his side.' Folks, four times as many Philadelphians have died of COVID than gun shots this year. I understand math is hard but do better," stated another.

The 39-year-old Kruger was shot seven times at a residence in the 2300 block of Watkins Street around 1:30 am Monday, reports 6 ABC.

No arrests have been made in connection to the shooting.

"Detectives believe Kruger's death may have been the result of a domestic dispute or may have been drug-related, according to three law enforcement sources with knowledge of the case," The Philadelphia Inquirer reported on Monday evening. "The sources, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss an ongoing investigation, said police investigators recovered troubling text messages between Kruger and a former partner. Investigators also recovered methamphetamine inside Kruger's bedroom, the sources said."

"[Kruger] was HIV-positive and he fought to break the stigma around living with the virus. He often wrote for POZ magazine, a publication serving people with HIV/AIDS. He was an avid bicyclist, Anglo-Catholic Episcopalian, and parishioner of St. Mark's Church in Rittenhouse," The Inquirer continued. "For a period of time, he was homeless and experienced a crystal meth addiction, he wrote, and relied on sex work, his Christian faith, and the kindness of others to survive."

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