Craig Berry Found Dead After Dover Tennessee Shooting Wife, Ends Six-Day Manhunt

Craig Berry, a military special forces veteran accused of shooting his wife in Dover, Tennessee, was found dead Wednesday after a six-day manhunt, the Stewart County Sheriff’s Office announced. The U.S. Marshals Service confirmed the discovery, saying Berry “is deceased and no longer a threat to the public.” Investigators indicated Berry died from what the sheriff’s office described as “a self-inflicted gunshot wound,” and the NBC News report said the body was found during a search by the department’s tactical unit and agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. The shooting call that triggered the search came after deputies responded to a domestic altercation at about 1:30 a.m. on May 1, according to the sheriff’s posts cited by USA Today.

“Army veteran accused of shooting wife found dead during manhunt: Authorities Craig Berry, 53, was wanted for attempted second-degree murder”

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Local authorities alleged Berry shot his wife during the altercation and fled into the woods, and NBC News reported she attempted to get away from him in her car before he fired. CNN said Berry was wanted on suspicion of attempted murder after he attacked his wife at their Tennessee home and shot her as she tried to drive away on the night of April 30, and it reported she suffered a neck wound and was released from the hospital. The Stewart County Sheriff’s Office said the manhunt ended when his body was found Wednesday, and it added that “Initial indications show he died due to a self inflicted gunshot wound,” according to CNN. Fox News Digital also quoted Deputy United States Marshal Christian A. Marrero saying Berry is dead and “no longer a threat to the public,” as the search had been described as urgent and multi-agency.

The manhunt involved the U.S. Marshals Service, Tennessee Highway Patrol, and Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, and ABC News said deputies responded to a domestic altercation at his residence around 1:30 a.m. on May 1. ABC News reported that Berry was wanted for attempted second-degree murder, aggravated assault with a weapon, domestic assault, and leaving the scene of an accident, and it said the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation had added him to the state's Most Wanted list earlier Wednesday. CNN reported Berry’s body was found several miles from his home near the area where trail cameras captured him entering the woods, and it said he likely died not long after he fled early on May 1. The U.S. Marshals Service said it was offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information that leads to an arrest, while the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation was offering $2,500, as described by ABC News.

“The manhunt for a special forces veteran accused of shooting his wife ended when his body was found Wednesday, the Stewart County Sheriff’s Office said”

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