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.

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        Hello again old friend

        Not to my knowledge but it was still an idea worth posing given the polices history against the homeless population nation wide and would be an easy answer as to why there’s not been any breaks in the case.

        Although I didn’t pose what I said as fact, I can’t help what people will assume of groups they’re already familiar with.

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          Dude. The words you’re typing are grossly irrelevant to the story you’re commenting on. ___

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              It looks like you used a catchphrase to grab worthless internet popularity points. We have no evidence, and it very well could have been the cops, or a junkie, or Santa. You’re on a public forum, it’s not stone throwing to point out nonsense.

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                They made a quip that referenced a popular anti-establishment song which criticizes police for acts of hate towards minorities.

                This person, who was defending minorities, was shot and killed in their home, in the city whose police dept. dropped an actual bomb on minorities less than 40 years ago.

                Police have also been known to enter people’s houses and perform execution-style killings like this in the US.

                How is it irrelevant?

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                  That’s called a conspiracy theory.

                  You have taken a handful of unrelated things and applied them to an entirely unrelated story. With this formula, you could conclude anything you wished to conclude and get people to believe you because people don’t give a shit about facts any more.

                  I would advise people, all people in general, to read some words about the thing they think they know something about, before they go about committing on such things and spreading misleading and false statements.

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                    I mean yeah it is a bit conspiratorial. Doesn’t mean it’s irrelevant. They’re not making accusations, they’re just floating the idea without attempting to present it as a serious accusation. I think that’s generally how that comment was perceived, except for you.

                    The comments on a post about the killing of someone who defended two groups historically oppressed by police (homeless ppl and queer ppl) in a city whose police force is particularly known for such hate… yeah, there’s gonna be some people being conspiratorial.

                    Doesn’t mean it’s an illogical suggestion to make, or one that can’t be discussed.

                    Also:

                    I would advise people, all people in general, to read some words about the thing they think they know something about, before they go about committing on such things and spreading misleading and false statements.

                    Enough with the bloviating. Reaaally thought you were crushin with that bit, huh? Yikes.

                    You literally just can’t accept someone making a quip about police violence, that’s all that’s happening here. Nobodies “spreading misleading blahblah”, okay? Ur just being dense.

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              I would like you to explain how you typed those words in relation to this story.
              This case involves what the police had indicated was likely a domestic dispute, in the victim’s home, possibly involving drugs.
              You’re talking about uh, the police murdering the homeless? Seriously. How could you possibly make that connection?
              I don’t know what you mean by “breaks in this case” when this was posted only 24 hours after the incident. Within 36 hours, the police had identified a suspect.

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      We don’t know the cops did this.

      No shortage of right-wing reactionaries, who aren’t cops, shooting people.

      that said, the Philly PD don’t have the best reputation, e.g. blatantly trying to frame Mumia, etc.