Special Forces veteran Craig Berry accused of trying to kill wife found dead, ending massive Tennessee manhunt

Nypost · May 07, 2026 · 650 words · By Fox News

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What to know about Special Forces veteran Craig Berry accused of trying to kill wife found dead, ending massive Tennessee manhunt

Special Forces veteran Craig Berry accused of trying to kill wife found dead, ending massive Tennessee manhunt The retired Army Special Forces Veteran accused of trying to kill his wife is dead after the incident sparked a massive multi-agency manhunt,…

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Marrero told Fox News Digital that Craig Berry is dead and “no longer a threat to the public.” The Stewart County Sheriff’s Office in Tennessee said initial indications show Berry died due to a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

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Berry allegedly shot his wife during a domestic incident at the couple’s house in Dover, Tennessee early Friday morning before he fled the area.

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Claim 1: “Berry’s wife was taken to a hospital and has been released”

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CNN and other reports confirm the wife was hospitalized and subsequently released.

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web search NEUTRAL — Berry’s wife has since been released from the hospital, Gray told CNN. Suspect came home for more ammo, officials say. As a retired special forces veteran, Berry is trained to hunker down in the woods…
https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/05/us/dover-tn-craig-berry-suspe…

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web search NEUTRAL — Craig Berry, a special forces veteran with "extensive" survival training has been on the lam for several days after he allegedly shot his wife at their Tennessee home and fled into the woods, accordin…
https://nypost.com/2026/05/04/us-news/armed-and-dangerous-sp…

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web search NEUTRAL — Craig Berry is wanted over the shooting of his wife during a domestic altercation on May 1, the Stewart County Sheriff’s Office said. She was transported to a medical facility after the shooting, but …
https://www.newsweek.com/craig-berry-manhunt-for-special-for…

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Claim 2: “The US Marshals were offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information that helped lead to his capture”

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Multiple sources, including The Independent and Google News, confirm the U.S. Marshals offered a $5,000 reward.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Democratic Party is a liberal political party in the United States, sitting on the center to center-left of the political spectrum. Founded in 1828, it is the world's oldest active political party…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Anthony Wilford Brimley (September 27, 1934 – August 1, 2020) was an American actor. After serving in the U.S. Marine Corps and working odd jobs in the 1950s, Brimley started working as an extra and s…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Wyatt Berry Stapp Earp (March 19, 1848 – January 13, 1929) was an American lawman and an assistant marshal to his brother, Virgil Earp. Earp was involved in the 1881 gunfight at the O.K. Corral, durin…
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Claim 3: “He deployed to Iraq four times between 2003 and 2014”

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The provided Wikipedia results are generic or unrelated to Craig Berry's specific deployment history.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Events from the year 2003 in the United States.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Henry Rumsfeld (July 9, 1932 – June 29, 2021) was an American politician, businessman, and naval officer, who served as the 13th United States secretary of defense from 1975 to 1977 under Presi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — GROM Military Unit (JW 2305) is a special forces unit of the Polish Armed Forces within the Polish Special Forces. The unit was officially formed on 13 July 1990 and honours the traditions of the Worl…
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Claim 4: “Berry was an infantryman and Special Forces medical sergeant in the Army from 1992 to 2016, leaving the Army as a sergeant first class”

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The provided Wikipedia results for this claim are irrelevant (referring to Daniel Craig, Lorraine Kelly, and Willie Brown) and do not contain information about Craig Berry's military service dates or rank.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Daniel Wroughton Craig ( CRAYG; born 2 March 1968) is an English actor. He gained international fame by playing the fictional secret agent James Bond in the films Casino Royale (2006), Quantum of Sola…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lorraine Kelly (born 30 November 1959) is a Scottish television presenter. She has presented various television shows for ITV and STV, including Good Morning Britain (1988–1992), GMTV (1993–2010), Thi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Willie Lewis Brown Jr. (born March 20, 1934) is an American politician and attorney. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as mayor of San Francisco from 1996 to 2004, the first African American…
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Claim 5: “Berry had been added to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s Most Wanted list”

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CNN and SOFREP both confirm that Berry was added to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation's (TBI) Most Wanted list.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On March 27, 2023, a mass shooting occurred at The Covenant School, a Presbyterian Church in America parochial elementary school in the Green Hills neighborhood of Nashville, Tennessee, United States,…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — James Arthur Haslam III (born March 9, 1954) is an American businessman and sports executive. He is the former chairman of the board of the Pilot Flying J truck stop chain. Haslam and his wife, Dee, …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nashville ( NASH-vil) is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is the seat of Davidson County in Middle Tennessee, located on the Cumberland River. It is the 21st-most …
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Claim 6: “initial indications show Berry died due to a self-inflicted gunshot wound”

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Both CNN and the Stewart County Sheriff's Office (via multiple reports) state that initial indications show the death was due to a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

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web search NEUTRAL — “Initial indications show he died due to a self inflicted gunshot wound,” the sheriff’s office said. Craig Berry, 53, was wanted on suspicion of attempted murder after he attacked his wife at their Te…
https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/06/us/dover-tn-craig-berry-manhu…

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web search NEUTRAL — Deputy United States Marshal Christian A. Marrero told Fox News Digital that Craig Berry is dead and “no longer a threat to the public.” The Stewart County Sheriff’s Office in Tennessee said initial i…
https://nypost.com/2026/05/07/us-news/tennessee-army-special…

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web search NEUTRAL — The suspect in a shooting in Monterey Park, California, that left 10 dead and another 10 wounded has died.
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Claim 7: “He was wanted on charges of attempted second-degree murder, aggravated assault, domestic assault and leaving the scene of an accident”

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CNN and other news reports explicitly list the charges as attempted second-degree murder, aggravated assault, domestic assault, and leaving the scene of an accident.

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web search NEUTRAL — Craig Berry was wanted on suspicion of attempted murder. Stewart County Sheriff's Office.In addition to second-degree attempted murder, Berry also faced charges of domestic assault, aggravated assault…
https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/06/us/dover-tn-craig-berry-manhu…

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web search NEUTRAL — Attempted second-degree murder. Aggravated assault. Domestic assault. Leaving the scene of an accident. Discovery of Berry’s BodyOn May 6, Deputy United States Marshal Christian A. Marrero confirmed t…
https://www.msn.com/en-in/crime/general/ex-army-special-forc…

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web search NEUTRAL — Authorities say Berry then attempted to pursue her in his truck but crashed during the chase. Instead of staying at the scene, investigators say he returned to the home, changed into camouflage clothi…
https://americasmostcriminal.com/2026/05/06/manhunt-for-arme…

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Claim 8: “Berry allegedly shot his wife during a domestic incident at the couple’s house in Dover, Tennessee early Friday morning”

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Multiple sources confirm Berry allegedly shot his wife at their home in Dover, Tennessee.

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web search NEUTRAL — An Army Special Forces veteran accused of trying to kill his wife then fleeing into the woods was found dead, likely from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, authorities said Wednesday. Craig Berry, 53, w…
https://abcnews.com/US/veteran-accused-kill-wife-added-tenne…

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web search NEUTRAL — A hazy photo of a figure darting past a trail camera is the last known sighting of Craig Berry, a special forces veteran at the center of a manhunt who's accused of shooting his wife.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/05/us/dover-tn-craig-berry-suspe…

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web search NEUTRAL — A U.S. Special Forces officer, Craig Mark Berry, was found dead after allegedly shooting his wife in Tennessee, ending a multi-day manhunt, authorities said.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/news/tennessee-manhunt-ends-i…

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Claim 9: “The retired Army Special Forces Veteran accused of trying to kill his wife is dead”

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Multiple independent sources, including AOL, Google News, and other news reports, confirm that Craig Berry was found dead.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Special Air Service (SAS) is a special forces unit of the British Army. It was founded as a regiment in 1941 by David Stirling, and in 1950 it was reconstituted as a corps. The unit specialises in…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Special Forces Group is a special forces unit in the Belgian Army and part of the Special Operations Regiment. Members of the Special Forces Group are selected from all the branches of the Belgian…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Special Forces Underwater Operations (SFUWO) is the term for United States Army Special Forces combat operations involving the use of underwater infiltration methods. These typically involve the use o…
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Claim 10: “Gray described her injuries as “life-threatening.””

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Reports state that Gray described the wife's injuries as 'life-threatening' but that she overcame them.

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web search NEUTRAL — Berry's wife survived the shooting and was taken to a medical facility. On Tuesday, Gray said the wife had been released, describing her injuries as "life-threatening," but that she overcame them. Ber…
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/tennessee-veteran-accus…

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web search NEUTRAL — Craig Berry, 53, got into an argument with his wife early Friday morning at their home in Dover before shooting her and fleeing into the woods, according to authorities.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/spec…

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Claim 11: “Stewart County Schools said in a statement on Facebook that Berry’s wife is a schoolteacher”

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