Lower Paxton police mourn Patrolman First Class Douglas Fisher
Lower Paxton Township Bureau of Police announces the death of Patrolman First Class Douglas Fisher, who died July 29, 2026 while on military orders in South Carolina following a medical emergency.
Patrolman First Class Douglas Fisher died in the early morning of July 29, 2026 after a medical emergency while serving on military orders in South Carolina; he had served with the Lower Paxton Township Bureau of Police since January 2004. A U.S. Army Reserve colonel who commanded the 2nd Brigade, 87th Training Division, Fisher previously served on active duty with the 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment (82nd Airborne), deployed to Afghanistan in 2002, and received awards including the Bronze Star and Combat Infantryman Badge. He earned degrees from Shippensburg University and the U.S. Army War College and is survived by his wife Heather, sons Hunter and Hayden, and daughter Scarlett.