Officials in Tennessee continue search for veteran accused of shooting wife - BERITAJA

A manhunt is underway arsenic Tennessee officials hunt for a retired typical forces seasoned accused of shooting his woman during a home altercation early Friday.

The Stewart County Sheriff's Office said it was "actively searching" for Craig Berry, who is believed to beryllium armed, successful relationship pinch an incident astatine his location successful Dover, Tennessee. Deputies responded to the area about 1:30 a.m. Friday, but Berry fled into adjacent woods earlier they arrived, the sheriff's agency said.

Berry's woman was taken to a aesculapian facility, but her information is unknown.

As of Monday, the sheriff's agency said it was still searching for Berry, who was past seen wearing camouflage clothing adjacent River Trace Road successful the state's northwest, about 90 miles from Nashville.

Officials noted that he has "extensive training successful endurance tactics," is an "excellent swimmer and diver," and is "in bully beingness shape."

Berry is believed to beryllium equipped pinch astatine slightest 1 handgun and other ammunition, the sheriff's agency said. It said Monday that an further warrant had been secured accusing him of second-degree attempted murder.

On Saturday, the sheriff’s agency said that it had scaled backmost its hunt of the wooded area, but that it was still "actively looking" and that it has "NO thought if he is still successful the area."

The sheriff's agency asked adjacent residents to cheque their way cameras "cause we're not ruling thing out," noting that Berry "might person extracurricular help."

On Monday, the sheriff's agency said it was moving pinch the U.S. Marshals Service to behaviour a elaborate hunt from River Trace Road to Highway 79 to parts of Highway 232 this week.

The sheriff's agency has many times asked anyone pinch accusation to telephone 911.