Roll of Honor
Ernest G. Berry
Incident
Warden Ernest Berry was shot and killed while investigating possible duck poaching at Williams Lake in Salt Lake City.
Warden Berry held a dual role as a city dredge operator on the lake and as a state deputy game warden.
He had been operating the dredge when he left to investigate the sounds of nearby gunfire, which he believed to be coming from immigrant laborers who frequently poached in the area.
When Warden Berry failed to return home, his wife reported him missing. Detectives from the Salt Lake City Police Department found his body concealed in the marsh 5 days later. He had suffered two shotgun wounds to his upper body and head. No suspect was ever identified in connection with his murder.
Warden Berry was survived by his wife.
Survivors
Warden Berry was survived by his wife.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Game Warden Berry served with the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources.
Thank you for your service to the Salt Lake City community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Game Warden Berry.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Game Warden Ernest G. Berry 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 UT, 84 of 138 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.9% of this state's fallen. That is 6.7 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, 1 of 3 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Ernest G. Berry's cause is highlighted.
How Ernest G. Berry Compares
Offender Outcome
Never identified
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Ernest G. Berry is highlighted in Sep.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Ernest G. Berry was killed by shotgun.
Others Who Wore This Badge
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