Man Brutally Beats Delaware Police Officer To Death

A 30-year-old man has been charged in the brutal beating death of a Delaware police officer.

Delmar Police Officer Corporal Keith Heacook responded to a call for help on Sunday morning, after his alleged would-be killer apparently assaulted an elderly couple. When he arrived on the scene, he was brutally beaten and repeatedly kicked in the head while on the ground unconscious, police say.