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.

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    Investigators also recovered methamphetamine inside Kruger’s bedroom, the sources said.

    “Party and Play” (PnP) with meth is a thing and it’s as toxic and fucked up as you’d imagine.

    If that was what was going on … I can’t say I’m remotely surprised what happened did.

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      Why speculate? When I see threads like this, that is my one and only thought. It adds no value, muddies the water, and doesn’t rely on evidence.

      Why speculate? I’m too autistic for this thread. I don’t speculate. I wait for evidence.