New Orleans Police Department, Louisiana
End of Watch: Monday, March 5, 1973
Age: 30
Tour of Duty: 10 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: December 31, 1972
Weapon Used: Rifle
Suspect Info: Shot and killed
Sergeant Hosli succumbed to wounds received two months earlier when he was shot by a sniper who was also responsible for the murder of Cadet Alfred Harrell on December 31, 1972.
Minutes after the murder of Patrolman Harrell, Sergeant Hosli and his canine partner responded to nearby warehouses after an alarm went off. He was shot by the sniper as he entered one of the warehouses.
On January 7, 1973, the suspect shot Deputy Superintendent Louis Sirgo, Patrolman Paul Persigo, and Patrolman Philip Coleman from the hotel roof, killing them. The suspect, who was a member of the Black Panthers, was shot and killed by police, who used a Marine Helicopter to fly over the hotel and fire at the suspect.
Sergeant Hosli had served with the New Orleans Police Department for 10 years. He was survived by his wife and four children.