Individual Details

Douglas Wayne Hosier

(18 Apr 1961 - 2 Jul 1997)

Buffalo News, Buffalo, New York, Jul 3, 1997: An American tourist was fatally shot while trying to help his friend during a botched robbery attempt in the Cambodian capital. Douglas Wayne Hosier, 36, was shot Wednesday night in the chest by a member of a gang that was trying to rob him and his companion, municipal police Chief Mok Chito said today. Hosier died immediately. His friend, who was not identified, was wounded. Hosier had been working in South Korea as an English teacher and arrived in Cambodia as a tourist 11 days earlier. He was originally from Illinois, but police did not know his hometown.
Family Search shows his occupaion as photographer.

Events

Birth18 Apr 1961Dixon, Lee Co., Illinois
Death2 Jul 1997Phnom Penh, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
BurialUnknown

Families

FatherWayne William Hosier (1935 - 2016)
MotherCaroline June Bell (1939 - 2017)
SiblingDaniel Hosier ( - )
SiblingDarin Hosier ( - )

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