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Superintendent Louis Joseph Sirgo, aged 48, was a dedicated officer of the New Orleans Police Department. On January 7, 1973, he tragically lost his life while attempting to rescue fellow officers trapped in an elevator at the Downtown Howard Johnson's hotel. Sirgo, along with Patrolman Philip Coleman and Patrolman Paul Persigo, was shot and killed by a sniper. The suspect, identified as Mark J. Essex, a member of the Black Panthers, had already taken several lives and set fires throughout the h ...Read More
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Superintendent Louis Joseph Sirgo
Male
New-orleans
LA
1973-01-07
48
Louis
Joseph Sirgo
11/10/2025
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I’ve been reading up on the events surrounding the Howard Johnson's incident, and I find myself tr... ...Read More
02/06/2024
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