Nation ‘This is heartbreaking’: Delaware police officer declared clinically dead after responding to fight call, authorities say April 29, 2021 Richard Pollitt and Rose Velazquez, Salisbury Daily Times Comments Off on ‘This is heartbreaking’: Delaware police officer declared clinically dead after responding to fight call, authorities say Authorities confirmed Wednesday that Delmar police officer Cpl. Keith Heacook, 54, has died following a brutal assault Sunday morning.