{"id":2058763,"date":"2023-10-07T09:23:01","date_gmt":"2023-10-07T13:23:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/suspect-identified-in-murder-of-activist-journalist-black-teen-he-was-trying-to-help-now-on-the-run-considered-armed-and-dangerous\/"},"modified":"2023-10-07T09:26:44","modified_gmt":"2023-10-07T13:26:44","slug":"suspect-identified-in-murder-of-activist-journalist-black-teen-he-was-trying-to-help-now-on-the-run-considered-armed-and-dangerous","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/suspect-identified-in-murder-of-activist-journalist-black-teen-he-was-trying-to-help-now-on-the-run-considered-armed-and-dangerous\/","title":{"rendered":"Suspect found in murder of activist journalist; black teen he aided now fleeing, deemed armed and risky."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsuspect-identified-in-murder-of-activist-journalist-black-teen-he-was-trying-to-help-now-on-the-run-considered-armed-and-dangerous%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2058763&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>An Activist Journalist&#8217;s Tragic Death: A Cautionary Tale of Crime and\u2064 Compassion<\/h2>\n<p>An activist journalist \u200dwho adamantly \u200dargued that\u2063 crime \u200cwasn&#8217;t <em>that<\/em> bad \u2064in\u2062 his city has tragically lost his life. And the suspect, according to the \u200bpolice, \u2064was a troubled\u200d teenager whom he was trying \u2063to help.<\/p>\n<p>During a news briefing, Philadelphia Police Lt.\u200d Hamilton Marshmond \u2062revealed that the 19-year-old suspect, Robert\u2062 Edmond\u200b Davis,\u2063 was acquainted with the victim, 39-year-old \u2062Josh \u2062Kruger.\u200d Lt. Marshmond stated, &#8220;At this time\u200b we believe that Mr. Kruger was trying to \u2062help\u200c Mr.\u2062 Davis and \u200dthey were acquaintances.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Despite their connection, the \u2062motive behind the crime \u2062remains unknown.\u2064 Lt. Marshmond admitted, &#8220;As to the why, I do not know\u2063 at\u2064 this\u200c time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>As of Friday evening, the 19-year-old suspect was\u200d still at large and considered armed and dangerous. According to reports, Davis had experienced homelessness in the past \u200cand\u200b had a\u200d previous arrest record.<\/p>\n<p>Kruger, a journalist who \u200cwrote for various publications,\u2062 including the\u2063 Philadelphia Inquirer and LGBTQ Nation, was\u200b shot seven times inside his South Philadelphia \u2064home. The police found no evidence\u200d of forced \u200bentry, suggesting that the perpetrator may have been welcomed in by Kruger.<\/p>\n<p>The case has gained national attention\u2063 due to Kruger&#8217;s high profile \u2063as \u2062a journalist and\u2062 activist, \u200bparticularly in support of progressive policies favored\u2062 by Philadelphia&#8217;s district attorney, Larry \u2064Krasner, who is backed by George Soros.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">An arrest warrant has been issued for\u200d Robert Edmond Davis. He is accused of murdering \u200cPhiladelphia\u2064 leftist activist and journalist Josh Kruger\u2064 earlier this week. Kruger was\u2063 a BLM advocate who\u200c argued\u200c that we have a \u201cwhite supremacist police state\u201d killing\u2064 black\u200d people. \u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/elUZ12oaCm\">https:\/\/t.co\/elUZ12oaCm<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2fLcntmpJS\">pic.twitter.com\/2fLcntmpJS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u200cAndy\u200b Ng\u00f4  (@MrAndyNgo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrAndyNgo\/status\/1710343603195633930?\">October 6, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In July, Kruger spoke about the crime\u2064 situation in Philadelphia, claiming that shootings\u200c were dropping to levels \u200dnot seen in years.\u200d He emphasized that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-pledges-orderly-transition-of-power\/\" title=\"President Trump pledges orderly transition of power\">local law enforcement<\/a>\u200c should \u200bnot \u2062be blamed \u200cfor rising crime rates.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">At lot of people who said Josh Kruger was killed by a MAGA extremist are looking \u2064really stupid right now<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/z66xD8gE1M\">https:\/\/t.co\/z66xD8gE1M<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jack Poso  (@JackPosobiec) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JackPosobiec\/status\/1710337269503005127?\">October 6, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>While Kruger&#8217;s death\u200d is \u2062undoubtedly a tragedy, \u200dit sheds light on the naivete of certain liberals who downplay \u200bthe severity of crime in American \u200bcities. Despite evidence to \u2064the \u200bcontrary, they argue\u200c against\u2062 stricter law enforcement measures.\u2062 Kruger&#8217;s\u200c support for\u200c these policies will continue, but he \u2062will \u2063sadly become just another statistic in the \u2062left&#8217;s failed attempt\u2064 to replace criminal \u2064justice with\u2063 social justice.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"author_subscription_pitch\">.author_subscription_pitch p{margin:5px;}<\/p>\n<p><em><b>A Note from Our\u200c Founder:<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Silicon Valley and the Big Tech tyrants have done everything they can to put The Western Journal out of business. \u2064Our<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/join-monthly\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">faithful subscribers<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  \u2062 have \u2064kept us \u2064going.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you\u2019ve\u2063 never chosen \u200cto subscribe,\u200d let\u200b me be\u2063 honest:<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/join-monthly\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We need your\u2064 help today<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I also want to send you an autographed copy of \u201cCounterpunch,\u201d which will give you a\u2062 plan \u200bto fight back for\u200d our beloved country.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/join-monthly\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><b>Subscribe\u200d right now<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  \u2013 The \u2064Western Journal stands for\u200d truth in this difficult time.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><b>Please stand with \u2062us by \u200bsubscribing today.<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Floyd G. Brown<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Founder of The Western Journal<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/suspect-identified-murder-activist-journalist-black-teen-trying-help-now-run-considered-armed-dangerous\/\">Suspect Identified in \u200cMurder \u200dof Activist Journalist: Black Teen He Was Trying to\u200d Help Now \u200don the Run, Considered Armed and Dangerous<\/a> \u2064 appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western \u2062Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How does\u2063 Rnal&#8217;s subscription model ensure the continuation of unbiased news \u2064and analysis<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Rnal out of business. It started when they illegally suspended our advertising account. Then they banned us completely from running ads. But we won&#8217;t be silenced. We know that people like you depend\u200b on us for unbiased news and \u2064analysis. That&#8217;s why I&#8217;m asking you to\u2064 support our \u200cjournalism\u2062 with a subscription. For \u200cjust $5 \u200cper month, you&#8217;ll get access to all our premium content and help ensure\u200b that The Western Journal \u2064can continue to\u2064 bring \u200dyou the news that matters. \u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=HARR&#038; ;utm_medium=article&#038;utm_campaign=subscribe&#038;utm_content=subscribe_button\">Click here to subscribe<\/a>. Thank you for your support!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u2064I\u2019m\u2062 in mourning <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DQSpZYrVh0\">https:\/\/t.co\/DQSpZYrVh0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Matt Walsh  \u200d(@MattWalshBlog) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MattWalshBlog\/status\/1710329939319775233?\">October 6, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>A Tragic Loss of Life:<\/h3>\n<p>The \u2062tragic\u2063 death of activist journalist Josh Kruger serves \u200bas a cautionary tale that \u200cunderscores the harsh realities of\u200c crime \u200cand the importance of compassion. Kruger, who passionately argued that \u200bcrime was not \u2062as rampant in his city as widely believed,\u200c lost his life at\u2062 the \u2063hands of \u2062a troubled teenager whom he was\u2064 trying to help.<\/p>\n<p>Philadelphia Police Lt.\u2063 Hamilton Marshmond revealed\u200c that the suspect,\u200c 19-year-old\u2064 Robert Edmond Davis, was \u200dacquainted with \u200cKruger and \u200dthat Kruger was actively involved in trying to assist him. Despite their connection, the\u200b motive behind \u2062the crime remains unknown, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-nfl-player-remains-missing-after-his-73-year-old-mother-is-found-dead\/\" title=\"Ex-NFL player still missing, mother found dead.\">leaving authorities puzzled<\/a> about the\u2063 reasons behind this tragic incident.<\/p>\n<p>As\u200d of \u200bnow, the suspect, Davis, remains at large \u200cand is considered armed\u2063 and\u2062 dangerous.\u2063 Reports indicate\u2064 that Davis \u200dhad experienced homelessness\u2064 in the past \u2063and \u200chad a \u200bprevious arrest\u2064 record, indicating a troubled background.<\/p>\n<h3>An Unsolved Case:<\/h3>\n<p>Jos\u201f Kruger, \u200ba\u2063 journalist known for his work in\u2063 various publications including the Philadelphia\u2063 Inquirer and LGBTQ Nation, was found shot seven\u2063 times inside his\u200b South \u2063Philadelphia home. The absence of forced entry suggests that the perpetrator may have been someone known to Kruger,\u200c emphasizing the significance of the suspect&#8217;s connection to the victim.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore,\u200b Kruger&#8217;s high profile as \u2062a journalist and activist supporting progressive policies favored by Philadelphia&#8217;s \u200bdistrict attorney, Larry Krasner, has catapulted the case into\u2064 the national spotlight. Kruger&#8217;s advocacy for causes such as Black Lives Matter and his critique \u2062of what he \u2063described as a\u200b &#8220;white supremacist police state&#8221;\u2063 killing \u200dblack individuals \u2064has\u2064 stirred intense debate and strong reactions.<\/p>\n<h3>The Naivety of\u2062 Downplaying Crime:<\/h3>\n<p>While Kruger&#8217;s death\u2063 is undoubtedly a tragedy, it also serves as a wake-up call\u200c to those who downplay the severity of crime in American cities. Despite evidence to the contrary, some individuals argue \u2064against stricter law enforcement measures and continue to support\u2064 policies that prioritize social justice over criminal justice. Kruger&#8217;s\u200c support for these policies will undoubtedly \u2062continue, but his untimely demise highlights the flawed ideology\u2062 behind \u2062these approaches.<\/p>\n<h3>The Importance of Compassion:<\/h3>\n<p>Josh Kruger&#8217;s dedication to journalism and activism\u2062 should not be\u200d overshadowed \u2064by the \u200dtragic\u200c circumstances\u2063 of his\u200c death. His efforts to assist troubled individuals \u2062demonstrate the importance \u200dof compassion and \u2064understanding in addressing the root causes of crime.\u2063 While\u200c the motive behind his murder may still \u2062be unknown,\u2064 his\u200d legacy of compassion can serve \u2064as a reminder to society that, despite the risks \u200binvolved,\u2064 reaching \u2062out to those in need can \u2064lead to\u200c positive\u2063 change.<\/p>\n<h3>A Call to Support Independent Journalism:<\/h3>\n<p>The \u200duntimely death of\u2063 Josh Kruger\u2064 and the\u200d national attention it has garnered\u2064 remind us\u200d of the crucial\u200b role journalists play in shedding\u200c light on important \u2062issues. \u2063In a time when\u2064 media landscapes are congested with biased narratives, independent\u2064 journalism remains a vital source of unbiased news and<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>, an activist journalist, was found dead a week ago. The suspect, a troubled teenager whom Davis was assisting, has been identified as his killer. 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