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| Police Officer Berisford Wayne Anderson
Boston Police Department
Massachusetts
End of Watch: Saturday, February 5, 1994 Biographical Info
Age: 37
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Saturday, February 5, 1994
Weapon Used: Handgun
Suspect Info: Not available 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 him, 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 is survived by his wife and five children. Related Line of Duty Deaths | |
