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Tennessee Manhunt for Special Forces Veteran Accused of Shooting Wife Enters Fifth Day

Officials warn the suspect’s survival training could stretch the search.

Overview

  • Local, state and federal teams pressed the search Tuesday in Stewart County for Craig Berry, who is wanted on a second-degree attempted murder warrant.
  • Deputies say Berry shot his wife during a domestic dispute around 1:30 a.m. Friday in Dover and fled into nearby woods before officers reached the home.
  • Investigators have shifted from broad sweeps to targeted checks guided by K-9 tracks, helicopters and trail cameras across River Trace Road, Highways 79 and 232, Gray’s Landing and the east side of Kentucky Lake.
  • Authorities describe Berry as a retired Special Forces veteran with extensive survival training who is armed with at least one handgun, likely carrying extra ammunition and not believed to have a phone.
  • Residents have been asked to lock doors, review trail-camera footage and call 911 with tips, while the victim—identified by the local school district as a teacher—remains hospitalized with her condition undisclosed.