Roll of Honor
Incident
Police 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 outside 107 Spencer Street. Officer Anderson had just gotten off duty and had changed into civilian clothes and taken his ballistic vest off. He confronted a man, who, unknown to Anderson, was wanted on outstanding warrants out of Framingham, Massachusetts. The male had been speeding the wrong way down a one-way street after hitting another vehicle and driving away in a stolen vehicle. 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 Department officer returning to Boston from a funeral for Chief of Police Robert J. Mortell apprehended the killer a short time later. The 18-year-old suspect was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison. Officer Anderson had served with the Boston Police Department for 14 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and five children.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Anderson gave the Boston Police Department 14 years.
Thank you for your service to the Roxbury Crossing community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Anderson.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Berisford Wayne Anderson is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,784 officers honored here.
In MA, 199 of 469 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 42.4% of this state's fallen. That is 42.4 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Boston Police Department, 45 of 106 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 42.5% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Berisford Wayne Anderson's cause is highlighted.
How Berisford Wayne Anderson Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Berisford Wayne Anderson is highlighted in Feb.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Berisford Wayne Anderson was killed by handgun.
Incident Location
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