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.






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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