Posted on 04/25/2021 6:21:02 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
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."
Delaware State Police said it was not immediately clear what happened inside the home, but police know Heacook was injured during a physical altercation.
Police said dispatchers began checking on Heacook and received no response.
Additional officers were then sent to the scene. A Wicomico County Sheriffs Office Deputy and a Delaware State Trooper arrived to find the officer unconscious in the residence.
Heacook was first transported to TidalHealth Peninsula Regional in Salisbury, but was later taken to R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, part of the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore.
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Prayers up!
Sorry to hear this.
Domestics are the most dangerous calls. Prayers for him and the elderly couple.
>> Domestics are the most dangerous calls.
No doubt.
Father we ask that you heal this good man. Keep him safe for his family. We ask that you help us to conquer this evil that is infesting this country and protect those who devote their lives to protecting us.
Should have sent a social worker instead.
Something tells me there wasn't a lot of domestication here.
Headline SHOULD say at HOUSING COMPLEX, not ‘at home’.
Prayers up for this LEO.
Saying prayer for Cpl. Keith Heacook!!!
Agree. My first thought was he was assaulted at HIS home.
wait for back up
Poor choices for the cop. Use his gun and go to prison or take a beating.
Is that the Fox News caption ?
He was responding to a call of a fight in a housing complex unit.
Amen🙏
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Prayers up.
Amen
Wonder of it was hesitation caused by the other cases.
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