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.

  • @jeffw@lemmy.worldM
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    Rural crime is pretty bad too. I’ve met literally like one person who was randomly attacked on the streets in Philly. The vast majority of crime is people killing people they know.

    • BombOmOm
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      99 months ago

      Philadelphia has over 3x the homicide rate as the country as a whole. Crime is quite bad in Philly.

      • @jeffw@lemmy.worldM
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        379 months ago

        TIL homicide is the only crime that exists

        Even if we’re talking about violent crime (which, itself is a minority of crime), homicide doesn’t even make up a majority or plurality

        • BombOmOm
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          119 months ago

          It’s a pretty solid metric to start with as it is the hardest to fudge. Homicides will be discovered. Other crimes can easily fly under the radar if nobody reports them.

          • prole
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            59 months ago

            Per capita. Red states are far worse when you look at an actual relevant statistic. Just Google it. Someone else in this thread even linked to the map.

            • BombOmOm
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              Per capita

              Correct. Philly has over 5x the per-capita homicide rate as the nation as a whole. The city has a high crime rate.

              Per-capita homicide rates:

              • prole
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                Bad faith, and your links prove it. Comparing apples to oranges and manipulating data to suit yourself. Your first link goes to the wiki for “crime in the United States.”

                Look at any (legitimate) source that breaks down the top most violent cities in the US, and see where Philly is on that list. Here’s one (based on FBI crime statistics): https://worldpopulationreview.com/us-city-rankings/most-violent-cities-in-america

                Hmmm that’s weird, I don’t see Philadelphia at all… Baltimore is the only city I see on there that’s in the Northeast. Huh.

                Most of the cities in the top 20 are southern or Midwestern cities. Red cities and/or cities in red states.

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            Can agree. Me and 4 of my friends all had our cars broken into in Houston.

            None of us reported it because we felt like there would be no point.

      • prole
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        Do you know what “per capita” means? And no, it’s not just a fancy word to make liberals’ statistics look good (yes, I’ve argued with someone who said that).

        Why don’t you take a good honest look at a map of the homicide rate per capita and learn something.

        If one were to assume you are actually correct about that number (which I don’t, I don’t buy it)… Over 3x the homicide, and over 1000x the people on average. Are you capable of understanding that basic math, or…?