DEPTFORD, N.J. - It’s been a little over a month since Deptford Police Officer Bobby Shisler was shot in the leg during a traffic stop.
Friday, friends, family and fellow officers honored Officer Shisler with a community blood drive.It’s an all-day event, picking up as people left work for the day in the late afternoon.
Regular Deptford folk, people of all stripes were out giving blood in honor of the officer who gave more and is recovering from his injury."We’re here in honor of Officer Shisler and his family," Steven Colon, with the American Red Cross, said. "We’re very grateful for everybody to come out and support from the Deptford community.
The need for blood is vital, so it’s very important for us to have product on the shelves. Events like this make that happen."The Red Cross was set up for folks to come out and donate at the Almonesson Lake Fire Company, in Deptford.