On March 10, 2023, Deptford Township Police Officer Robert Shisler, 27, was wounded during a foot pursuit that began as a pedestrian stop on Delsea Drive. The encounter ended after a struggle on Doman Avenue when a handgun was produced and shots were fired. Shisler was struck in the leg; he returned fire and fatally wounded 24-year-old Mitchell Negron Jr., who was pronounced dead at the scene. No arrests were made because the only suspect had died.

Shisler, a four-year veteran, was treated at Cooper University Hospital and later transferred to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. He underwent multiple surgeries but developed complications, including gangrene and acute respiratory distress, and died on May 7, 2023. His death is reported as the first line-of-duty death in Deptford Township Police Department history.

If anyone has information about the March 10 encounter or remembers the events in that neighborhood, please share what you know.