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Local journalist Josh Kruger fatally shot inside Point Breeze home

Kruger, 39, previously worked for the city and wrote about issues affecting some of Philly’s most vulnerable residents for outlets including The Inquirer.

Josh Kruger (left), then-communications director for the Office of Homeless Services for the City of Philadelphia, speaks with Jennifer Bennetch, a protester, at a tent encampment in January 2020.
Josh Kruger (left), then-communications director for the Office of Homeless Services for the City of Philadelphia, speaks with Jennifer Bennetch, a protester, at a tent encampment in January 2020.Read moreJESSICA GRIFFIN / Staff Photographer
    by Ellie Rushing
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