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DELMAR, Del. A funeral was held Monday for the Delaware police officer who died at the hospital last month after suffering head injuries while responding to a call for help at a housing subdivision.
The body of Delmar Police Cpl. Keith Heacook, who was a 22-year veteran of the force, was transpo
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There will be temporary road closures from Delmar to Salisbury on Monday, May 10, for the funeral of Cpl. Keith Heacook, who was killed in the line of duty.
The service is scheduled to take place at about noon at Emmanuel Wesleyan Church at 217 Beaglin Park Drive in Salisbury.
A public viewing will take place from 10 a.m. to noon Monday, and an escort is set to leave Short Funeral Home at 8:45 a.m. and arrive at the church at about 9:05 a.m.
Funeral road closures
Beaglin Park Drive between Old Ocean City Road and Ocean Gateway will be closed starting at 4 a.m., according to police, and there will be other temporary road closures as Heacook s escort travels the following route from the funeral home in Delmar, Delaware, to Salisbury:
SALISBURY, Md. (AP) Funeral services are being held Monday for a Delaware police officer who died after authorities say he was attacked while responding to a fight.
Hundreds of officers from Delaware, Maryland and other states and members of the community that Delmar police Cpl. Keith Heacook served are expected to attend.
Heacook, a 22-year veteran of the department, was married and had a 12-year-old son. Authorities say Heacook was attacked by Brandon Wilkerson of Salisbury, Maryland.
Heacook died days later. Wilkerson was charged with attempted murder and other offences and authorities have said the charges will be upgraded to include murder.
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