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Philadelphia police have issued an arrest warrant for a 19-year-
old man they believe killed Josh Kruger, the local journalist
fatally shot in his home earlier this week, officials said
Friday.

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Police are searching for Robert Davis, who investigators believe
was an acquaintance of Kruger’s before he allegedly shot him
multiple times Monday morning inside his Point Breeze home. The
warrant includes charges for murder and related crimes, police
said. Davis remains at large.

Lt. Hamilton Marshmond of the Homicide Unit said Kruger, 39, had
been trying to help Davis, who was facing various troubles
including homelessness.

“He was just trying to help him get through life,” Marshmond
said.

For reasons that remain unclear, Marshmond said, detectives
believe Davis entered Kruger’s home just before 1:30 a.m., then
shot him multiple times at the base of his stairs. Kruger ran
outside screaming for help, but collapsed in the sidewalk.
Officers rushed him to the hospital, but he died shortly after
arrival.

Marshmond said the motive for the killing remains under
investigation, and it’s unclear how Davis got into Kruger’s
home, which showed no signs of forced entry. He said video of
Davis near the area at the time of the shooting, and tips from
Kruger’s friends and family about their earlier interactions led
investigators to him.

Davis’ last known address was on the 1600 block of South
Ringgold Street, police said, just a few blocks from Kruger’s
home on the 2300 block of Watkins Street.

Marshmond said Davis was known to police and had been arrested
before, but declined to elaborate on officers’ earlier
interactions with him. Court records show that Davis was
arrested in August and charged with criminal trespassing and
mischief, but the District Attorney’s Office withdrew the
charges at a preliminary hearing the following month.

Jane Roh, a spokesperson for the DA’s Office, said Davis was
arrested after a Navy Yard security guard observed him acting
erratically in a section of the facility he wasn’t permitted to
be in. But the security guard did not have paid time off to
testify at future proceedings, Roh said, and after he failed to
appear at a hearing, prosecutors dropped the charges.

One law enforcement source, who requested anonymity to discuss
the investigation, said detectives believe the killing was
domestic in nature, and said Kruger and Davis had previously
been in a relationship. And the person of interest police had
identified earlier this week — a man who friends said had broken
into Kruger’s home before — ended up being cleared, and
additional evidence ultimately led detectives to Davis.

Kruger’s death left many in the city heartbroken. He was a
revered advocate for people experiencing homeless and addiction
— hardships he had faced in his life. He worked as a
spokesperson in the City’s Office of Homeless Services before
returning to freelance journalism in recent years.

An openly queer and HIV-positive journalist, he wrote for
multiple news outlets, including The Inquirer, weighing in on
issues affecting the LGBTQ community, harm reduction services,
and city and state politics.

“Josh deserved to write the ending of his personal story,”
District Attorney Larry Krasner said in a statement.

A celebration of life and tribute to Kruger has been scheduled
for the afternoon of Oct. 29, at William Way LGBT Community
Center.

https://www.inquirer.com/crime/josh-kruger-killed-suspect- warrant-philadelphia-robert-davis-20231006.html

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