Barstool Sports Founder and Owner Dave Portnoy is donating 100% of the proceeds from a t-shirt sale to the family of fallen New York Police Officer Lt. Michael Hoosock.
The t-shirts display the emblem of the Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office, the department Hoosock belonged to. Portnoy promised to match 100% of the proceeds in a video posted to Instagram and X.
“Two more police officers killed in the line of duty, like two days ago in Syracuse, Upstate New York, which is basically a second home to me,” Portnoy explained. “With Saratoga being up there, I spent a lot of time up there.”
Portnoy continued, “You can’t underestimate or put enough respect when a first responder leaves their house. There’s not many job [where] they don’t know if they’re coming home. So again, thank you for the sacrifice.”
Hoosock and Jensen were both gunned down on Sunday by 33-year-old Christian Murphy after police found Murphy’s vehicle outside his home following an unsuccessful traffic stop. Murphy, who was in his house, instructed a friend to leave and then opened fire on the officers, killing them both. Two other officers killed Murphy in a hail of returned fire.
Hoosock leaves behind a wife and three children.