Funeral services for Michael Hoosock, Onondaga Sheriff’s Lieutenant Deputy killed in shooting

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — Funeral services for Michael Hoosock, the first officer killed in the shooting in Salina, have been announced.

There will be no calling hours for Hoosock’s funeral. However, the funeral mass will be held on Monday, April 22, at 11 a.m. at the New York State Fairgrounds Exposition Center.

Reverend Christopher Celentano, Pastor of St. Rose of Lima Church in North Syracuse, will officiate the mass.

“A member of Moyers Corners for over 16 years, he dedicated his life to public safety. Not only serving in multiple roles in our department, including Lieutenant and Captain out of Station 2 from 2010-2015, Chief of the Second Battalion from 2015-2017, and concluding his stint in the Chief’s Office as the Second Deputy Chief in 2018 but, while doing so, he was employed as a Deputy in the Police Department of the Sheriff’s Office, and moved up the ranks, serving as a Road Deputy, Patrol Sergeant, and finally a Watch Commander as a Lieutenant, all while also working on specialized assignments including the Bomb Squad, SWAT, AIR-1, and with the Warrants Squad,” stated Moyers Corners Fire Department. “To say he will be missed is an extreme understatement. Whether it was in the service of the Fire Department, Law Enforcement, or as an EMS provider, everyone knew how dedicated he was to the community. Even as a Lieutenant, he was out in the community providing proactive policing, and helping any way that he could with his vast and varied background of experience.”

The Thomas J. Pirro Jr. Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.