Bio & Incident Details
Age: 37
Tour: 14 years
Badge # 2808
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 2/5/1994
Weapon: Handgun
Suspect: Not available
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Officer Berisford Anderson was shot and killed while off-duty by a person he stopped for driving the wrong way down a one-way street.
Officer Anderson had just gotten off duty and had changed into civilian clothes and taken his ballistic vest off. He confronted a young man, who, unknown to Anderson, was wanted on outstanding warrants out of Framingham, Massachusetts. The male had been speeding down a one-way street , going the wrong way.
When Officer Anderson identified himself as a police officer, the male pulled out a handgun and shot Officer Anderson point-blank in the chest.
A Boston Police officer returning to Boston from a funeral for Chief of Police Robert J. Mortell, apprehended the killer a short time later.
Officer Anderson had served with the agency for 14 years. He is survived by his wife and five children.
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