Friends say Kruger had recently posted online about threats, including an incident where he filed a police report after his home was vandalized in late August.
District Attorney Larry Krasner said in a statement that Kruger was an "openly queer writer who wrote about his own journey surviving substance use disorder and homelessness."
The victim was a journalist with bylines in multiple publications, including The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Magazine, The Philadelphia Citizen, WHYY and Billy Penn.Philadelphia activist and journalist shot to death in home: officials New details on Romeoville murder suspect's fiancée who also died in OKSignature Room operator violated law on layoff notices: union lawsuit
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