Berisford Wayne Anderson

Boston Police Department — Roxbury Crossing, MA

Felonious

End of Watch February 5, 1994

Age 37

Tour of Duty 14 yrs

Badge 2808

The Vigil Panel 140 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 105

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

Department Boston Police Department

Location Roxbury Crossing, MA

Platform Identity bpd.suffolk.ma.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 5, 1994

Tour of Duty 14 yrs

Age 37

Badge Number 2808

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Handgun

Offender Sentenced to life

Police Officer Berisford Wayne Anderson is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 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 11.8 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.

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.

Boston Police Department

of 106 officers

42.5% Felonious

MA — Statewide

199

of 469 officers

42.4% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious