A journalist and advocate who rose from homelessness and addiction to serve as a spokesperson for Philadelphia’s most vulnerable was shot and killed at his home early Monday, police said.

Josh Kruger, 39, was shot seven times at about 1:30 a.m. and collapsed in the street after seeking help, police said. He was pronounced dead at a hospital a short time later. Police believe the door to his Point Breeze home was unlocked or the shooter knew how to get in, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported. No arrests have been made and no weapons have been recovered, they said.

Authorities haven’t spoken publicly about the circumstances surrounding the killing.

  • @Mr_Blott
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    221 year ago

    Bear in mind a lot of the commenters come from a civilised society, where a journalist getting shot is massive fucking news and implies something about his profession getting him killed

    People just don’t get shot in modern countries

    • @[email protected]
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      101 year ago

      People just don’t get shot in modern countries

      Man this is going to trigger the gun nonces…

      • @Mr_Blott
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        71 year ago

        They can’t type and wank at the same time bud

      • @systemglitch
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        21 year ago

        He said modern countries, so America isn’t being considered here.

    • @[email protected]
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      21 year ago

      Except for the fact that this very likely had nothing to do with the victim being a journalist.

    • @Cyberflunk
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      11 year ago

      People just don’t get shot in modern countries

      Uhm… gonna have to refer you to waves hand to entire country