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Barstool sports founder Dave Portnoy is stepping up to support nan family of different fallen officer, this clip successful upstate New York.
Portnoy is rallying his followers to donate to nan family of Onondaga Sheriff’s Office Lt. Michael Hoosock who was 1 of 2 officers gunned down successful nan statement of work connected Sunday.
NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 14: (EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE) Barstool Sports laminitis Dave Portnoy visits Faction Talk astatine SiriusXM Studios connected November 14, 2017 successful New York City. (Photo by Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images) (Getty Images / Getty Images)
Portnoy, who has a history of utilizing his level to raise money and support causes adjacent to his heart, announced connected X, that Barstool is trading a a T-shirt wherein each of nan proceeds will spell straight to nan Hoosock's.
The different serviceman killed was Syracuse Police Officer Michael Jensen.
Both officers were killed during a shootout successful Syracuse pinch a man who had an AR-15. The shootout began aft nan suspect, 33-year-old Christopher Murphy fled from a postulation stop. Murphy opened occurrence astatine nan constabulary erstwhile they arrived astatine his home, nan Syracuse Police Department said during a property conference.
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"Another tragic communicative of 2 upstate NY constabulary officers killed successful statement of duty. Lt. Michael Hoosock of Onondaga Sheriff’s Office leaves down a woman and 3 kids," Portnoy wrote. "All proceeds will spell straight to family."
The shirts we placed connected waste connected Monday, wrong 24-hours of nan news breaking. The garment explanation connected Barstool's website reads: Onondaga County Sheriff Tee from Barstool Sports. 100% of nett proceeds will beryllium donated to Lt. Michael Hoosock's family."
Portnoy added that he will lucifer 100% of nan donations that they make connected Tuesday.
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In a video post, Portnoy explained why they are raising money for only 1 of nan officers.
"There is nary awesome answer…I picked our lane which is trying to thief nan family that's near behind. Officer Jensen was younger, didn't person a family. Again, nary little of a tragedy, nary little of a hero. But you tin only do what you tin do. this is really we do it," he said.
He besides stressed that he hopes this is nan past clip he has to "post a video for illustration this."
This comes conscionable weeks aft Portnoy created a garment and raised astir $240,000 for nan family of fallen New York Police Department serviceman Jonathan Diller.
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - NOVEMBER 8: Barstool laminitis and CEO Dave Portnoy is seen earlier nan Florida Atlantic Owls and Loyola (Il) Ramblers crippled successful nan Barstool Invitational astatine Wintrust Arena connected November 8, 2023 successful Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Michael Hi (Michael Hickey/Getty Images / Getty Images)
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Diller, 31, was shot and killed during a regular postulation extremity successful Queens successful precocious March.
Officer Diller near down a young widow, Stephanie, and a 1 year-old son. In nan video, Portnoy said Barstool Sports was trading NYPD merchandise connected its shop page and that he and nan institution had raised further donations that would spell toward supporting nan family.
"OK, I'm judge everybody has seen nan story," Portnoy said successful a video posted to his X and TikTok accounts. "Tragic. The New York City cop, Jonathan Diller, who was murdered. Routine postulation stop, pulled complete 2 guys, a cardinal priors, been successful and retired of jailhouse a cardinal times and they conscionable unfastened occurrence connected him, basically."
FOX News' Lawrence Richard contributed to this report.
