A friend of a Philadelphia reporter shot to death by a teenager who reportedly tried to help him remember the victim was “thoughtful” and “sentimental” in an online message.
Josh Kruger, 39, was allegedly shot seven times by Robert Davis, 19, inside his Point Breeze home around 1:30 a.m. Monday, police said.
Kruger left the house to find help, before collapsing in the street. He was found and rushed to the hospital but could not be saved, authorities said. Davis fled the scene and is considered “armed and dangerous.”
The slain journalist had sent two friends a handwritten note, which arrived days before he was killed, the friends said online.
Mark S. King, a fellow journalist, described his friend in a blog post as “thoughtful,” “loving” and “sentimental.”
In a card he received on Tuesday, Kruger congratulated King on his memoir, writing: “While it’s not the car in Bob Barker’s ‘Price is Right,’ the famous memoir that’s become the toast of our global village isn’t so bad either.
Josh Kruger, 39, was allegedly shot seven times by Robert Davis, 19, inside his Point Breeze home around 1:30 a.m. Monday. Twitter/Josh Kruger Philadelphia Police said Kruger had “tried to help” Davis and “they were acquaintances.” An arrest warrant was issued for Davis, who is wanted for “murder and related offenses.” Davis is considered armed and dangerous.Philadelphia Police Department
“Enjoy it. Embrace the happiness you have cultivated, as a writer and as a man with a beautiful love story to tell.”
Kruger also thanked King for being “a mentor to me” and for being “a guy that we really needed, whether you realized it or not.”
The card was dated September 7, but was postmarked on September 29 — three days before Kruger was killed.
“After I described Josh as gifted and troubled a moment ago, Josh not-so-gently asked me to amend it with a few more adjectives, even though they described qualities he often hides,” King wrote. “Contemplative. loving Sentimental.”
After the horrific shooting, two of his friends took to social media to reveal they had received handwritten cards in the mail from him days before and after the journalist lost his life. Mark S. King, a fellow journalist, described his friend in a blog post as “thoughtful,” “loving” and “sentimental.” AP
Another friend, Michael Krasulski — who met Kruger in 2014 to do a piece on the former church’s blog — also received a handwritten note from the eccentric writer who described himself, an unexpected surprise since they hadn’t spoken since June.
“Consider my surprise when I came home from College to find a note card in the mail from Josh. It was sent on September 28 or 29,” Krasulski, who works at Philadelphia Community College, wrote in a touching Facebook post.
Krasulski posted a redacted version of the letter, in which Kruger wrote in part, “…Very helpful and kind without hesitation. You are a great, and generous person, my friend. I value our friendship.”
“Needless to say, I was very touched by the note, and I didn’t do much last night because I was an emotional wreck. You never really know what difference you make in someone else’s life, and when you do it’s often too late,” the department chair wrote in the post.
Another friend, Michael Krasulski, said he received a handwritten note from Kruger despite not speaking to him since June. Twitter/Josh Kruger
The Post has reached out to King and Krasulski for comment.
Philadelphia police said Kruger had “tried to help” Davis and “they were acquaintances.”
An arrest warrant was issued for Davis, who is wanted for “murder and related offenses.”
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