Hero Down: Delmar PD Corporal Keith Heacook Beaten To Death On Disturbance Call
Delmar, DE – Delmar Police Department (DPD) Corporal Keith Heacook died in the line of duty on Wednesday after he was viciously attacked by a suspect while responding to a report of a disturbance on April 25.
The violent assault occurred at around 5:12 a.m. at the Yorkshire Estates community in the 11000-block of Buckingham Drive, after the DPD received a report that 30-year-old Randon Wilkerson was destroying objects and “fighting with other residents” inside the home, the Delaware State Police (DSP) said in a press release.
Shortly after the initial call came in, the DPD received a report from a neighbor across the street who said he and his wife had been attacked by a male suspect who then fled the scene, the DSP said.
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April 25, 2021
DELMAR, Del. – Just after 5 a.m. on Sunday April 25, the Delmar Police Department was dispatched to the 11000 block of Buckingham Drive in the Yorkshire Estates Community for a report of a fight in progress. Corporal Keith Heacook answered the call, which little did he know, would result in a life altering altercation.
After the tragic incident, the community gathered for a vigil to honor Cpl.l Heacook, who is now in shock trauma with life-threatening injuries, fighting for his life. “I saw an attack on police officers, I saw an attack on humanity by the most vicious of all people that I’ve ever seen in my entire life,” says Doug Marshall, an advocate for police and the community.