File 25
Volume 474
April 20th, 2024
Onondaga County Deputy Sheriff, Syracuse Police Officer Killed in the Line of Duty
A Syracuse Police Officer and an Onondaga County Sheriff were ambushed and killed the evening of April 14.
Onondaga County Sheriff’s Deputy, Lt. Michael Hoosock, a 17-year veteran on the force, and Syracuse Police Officer Michael Jensen were killed by gunfire in a residential neighborhood of Liverpool.
Officer Jensen had served on the Syracuse Police Force for less than three years and earned an Officer of the Month award in December. Lt. Hoosock was one of two Deputies named Deputy of the Year by the New York State Sheriffs’ Association in 2012. He was further commended and recognized with a Medal of Valor in 2020 by his Sheriff’s Office. He was also a 16-year member of the Moyers Corners Fire Department.
Their passing marks the first line-of-duty deaths of a Syracuse police officer in 34 years and the first death of an Onondaga County Sheriff’s Deputy in 21 years.
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