Schofield Police Department, Wisconsin
End of Watch: Monday, November 12, 1928
Age:
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: November 11, 1928
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Never apprehended
Officer John DeLisle succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained the previous day when he was shot while he and several other officers attempted to arrest two burglary suspects at a farm house in the town of Weston.
The officers had gone to the home after receiving information that the suspects were at the location. When the officers arrived a shootout erupted and Officer DeLisle was fatally wounded.
The suspects fled the scene and were never apprehended.