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The Philadelphia journalist and activist who was gunned down in his home was allegedly shot by a 19-year-old he was "trying to help," police announced Friday. The Philadelphia journalist and activist who was gunned down in his home earlier this week was allegedly shot by a 19-year- old he was "trying to help," police announced Friday. Josh Kruger, a 39-year-old freelance journalist and former city employee, was shot seven times in the chest and abdomen early Monday, police said. Josh Kruger, a freelance journalist and former city employee, was killed in a shooting in his home in Philadelphia, Oct. 2, 2023. Josh Kruger/Facebook MORE: Philadelphia journalist shot and killed in his home; no arrests made An arrest warrant has now been issued for 19-year- old Robert Davis for Kruger's murder, Philadelphia Police Lt. Hamilton Marshmond said at a news conference Friday. In this screen grab from video, police tape is shown at the scene of journalist Josh Kruger's...

A West Virginia journalist lost her job after she reported about alleged abuse of people with disabilities in state care CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A West Virginia journalist lost her job last month after she reported about alleged abuse of people with disabilities within the state agency that runs West Virginia's foster care and psychiatric facilities. Amelia Ferrell Knisely, a reporter at West Virginia Public Broadcasting, said she was told to stop reporting on the Department of Health and Human Resources after leaders of the embattled agency “threatened to discredit” the publicly funded television and radio network. She later learned her part-time position was being eliminated. In a statement, Knisely said her news director told her the order came from WVPB Executive Director Butch Antolini, former communications director for Republican Gov. Jim Justice. Antolini has served as executive director since 2021, when his predecessor was ousted after Justice overhauled the agency’s govern...