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Josh Kruger, 39, was shot seven times in his home on the 2300 block of Watkins Street around 1:30 a.m. Monday, Oct. 2, in the Grays Ferry section of the city, police said.
He was pronounced dead at Penn Presbyterian Hospital at approximately 2:15 a.m. No arrests had been made as of press time.
On Sept. 30, Kruger tweeted out that he was being pressured into selling his home.
The news of Kruger's death spread swiftly across social media.
Kruger's website said his "unique combination of lived experience with homelessness, addiction, HIV, poverty, and trauma" influenced his journalism.
He contributed to the PBS affiliate WHYY, the Philadelphia Inquirer, LGBTQ+ Nation, and more. His two most recent reports for WHYY are titled Being queer, I never thought I’d find God; then he found me and To end homelessness in Philadelphia, let’s guarantee housing for everyone.
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