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A Delaware police officer is fighting for his life after he was seriously hurt early Sunday morning while responding to a fight at a housing subdivision, according to FOX 29.
Police said Cpl. Keith Heacook suffered a traumatic head injury after he responded to a call shortly after 5 a.m. for a fight in progress at the Yorkshire Estates Community in Delmar.
Delmar police Chief Ivan Barkley said Heacook, a 22-year police veteran, responded to the call alone. Keith is fighting for his life right now and he needs your prayers along with the elderly couple who were also injured, Barkley said. Members from the Delmar Police appreciate the outpouring of community support as we continue to move forward.
Delmar Police Officer Assaulted In Ambush
Matt Rourke/AP
By: Michelle Richardson
and last updated 2021-04-25 21:36:17-04
DELAWARE â The Delaware State Police are investigating an assault on a Delmar Police Officer that occurred early this morning.
At approximately 5:12 am on Sunday April 25, 2021, 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.
At this point in the investigation it is unclear what transpired inside the residence, but we do know the officer was involved in a physical altercation.
The dispatchers began checking on the officer and received no response. At that time, additional officers were dispatched and a Wicomico County Sheriffs Office Deputy and a Delaware State Trooper arrived on scene to find the officer unconscious in the residence.
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Delaware Officer Suffers Traumatic Head Injury
A Delaware police officer was seriously injured Sunday while responding to a fight at a housing subdivision in Delmar.
A Delaware police officer was seriously injured Sunday while responding to a fight at a housing subdivision in Delmar.
Police said Cpl. Keith Heacook suffered a traumatic head injury after he responded to a call early in the morning.
Delaware State Police said it was not immediately clear what happened inside the home, but police know Heacook was injured during a physical altercation.
Delmar police Chief Ivan Barkley said Heacook, a 22-year police veteran, responded to the call alone.
Man Who Allegedly Beat Elderly Couple and Left Cop Unconscious Is Arrested
On 4/26/21 at 7:11 AM EDT
A man has been arrested after a police officer in Delaware was found unconscious while responding to reports of an assault.
Corporal Keith Heacook, of the Delmar Police Department, was dispatched to an address in the 11000 block of Buckingham Drive in the Yorkshire Estates Community, following reports of a fight in progress at around 5:12am, Sunday, April 25.
A 911 caller said that suspect Randon Wilkerson, 30, was inside their home and being disorderly, fighting with other residents of the house, and destroying items.
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Moments later, a separate 911 call came from a neighbor across the street stating he and his wife had been assaulted by a male subject.