Facebook Marketplace buyer murdered seller over petty BMW- Mercedes argument
A Facebook Marketplace transaction turned deadly when a buyer shot the seller over a dispute about car brands. Omar Brogdon was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Orhan Hosic, who was found with multiple gunshot wounds. The argument escalated during a meeting to sell Corvette seats, leading to a tragic outcome.
- ▪Omar Brogdon was sentenced to life without parole for murdering Orhan Hosic over a car argument.
- ▪The incident occurred in July 2024 when Brogdon went to Hosic's home to buy Corvette seats.
- ▪Brogdon claimed he acted in self-defense, but forensic evidence linked him to the crime.
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US News Facebook Marketplace buyer murdered seller in BMW-vs.-Mercedes argument By Anthony Blair Published May 26, 2026, 11:59 a.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google A Facebook Marketplace buyer gunned down a seller over a petty argument about whether BMW made better high-end cars than Mercedes-Benz. Omar Brogdon, 31, was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole in Michigan last week for murdering married 38-year-old seller Orhan Hosic, who was blind in one eye as a result of a childhood cancer battle, according to MLive. “You shot out the only eye he could see out of,” Hosic’s stepmother told Brogdon in a victim impact statement read at his sentencing in court in Flint.
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