Friends say Kruger had recently posted online about threats, including an incident where he filed a police report after his home was vandalized in late August.
District Attorney Larry Krasner said in a statement that Kruger was an "openly queer writer who wrote about his own journey surviving substance use disorder and homelessness."
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