A New Castle County (Del.) Police officer was fatally stabbed during a physical struggle with a suspect he was taking into custody early Friday morning.
Sgt. Joseph Szczerba, 44, had responded to a call for a disorderly person in the Penn Acres community. Szczerba, an 18-year veteran, chased a man on foot. As the two struggled, 32-year-old David Salasky allegedly stabbed the officer in the neck.