It's the first line of duty death for the Deptford Township Police Department.
"Terrible. My heart just bleeds for the family and for him," said Deptford resident Fran Rutter.
"Very sad for all the police officers, for Deptford and the Shisler family," said Mark Tokley of Deptford Township.According to the state attorney general, Shisler made a pedestrian stop on Delsea Drive. While details of the stop itself have not been released, authorities say it turned into a chase and a struggle, and shots were fired.Shisler was shot in the leg and critically wounded. He spent weeks at Cooper's ICU."He engaged with an armed, violent individual and he took on that threat so one of our residents here in Deptford Township did not have to take on that threat," said Det. Sgt. Bob Jones of the Deptford Township Police Department."He's a local kid.
On Tuesday, Officer Shisler's body will be brought back to Deptford from the medical examiner's office in Philadelphia.Shisler's patrol car and the memorial will remain at the township building until his funeral.
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