A South Jersey police officer was shot while on duty Friday afternoon, and a man was killed, according to the state Attorney General’s Office.
The shooting involved an “encounter” between the officer and an adult male civilian around 12:45 p.m. in the area of Doman Avenue in Deptford.
A police union identified the officer as Bobby Shisler, a four-year member of the Deptford force.
“Bobby has a long road to recovery,” said the New Jersey State Policemen’s Benevolent Association.
A GoFundMe campaign to benefit Shisler and his family had raised more than $35,000 by noon Saturday.
The officer was taken to a hospital and was undergoing treatment late Friday afternoon, the Attorney General’s Office said in a statement. It did not specify what department the officer is with.
Police union, departments release statements
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The State PBA, which represents several local police officers including Deptford and Westville, asked for prayers “for the officers and all the members in Local 122.”
“One of our officers with the Deptford Police Department has been shot this afternoon,” the union said in a Facebook post on Friday. “The officer was rushed to Cooper University Hospital by fellow officers.”
Washington Township Police Department Chief Patrick Gurcsik said in a statement on the Gloucester County department’s Facebook page that his department was “praying for our Deptford brother who was shot today in the line of duty.”
“Our police officers face unprecedented danger every day,” the post continued. “There’s no time of day safer than others. No day of the week safer than the next.”
Gloucester Township Police Chief David Harkins received word at 3:55 p.m. that the officer was in stable condition at Cooper University Hospital in Camden, according to a Facebook post from that department.
Details on investigation
The Attorney General’s Office is the lead law enforcement agency for any shooting involving police.
It said an investigation was ongoing “and no further information is being released at this time.”