Monday, July 26, 2004
The secret lives of pro wrestlers: II
"Berner, sought in the shooting of a Michigan police officer, killed himself about 5 a.m. in the apartment on Jacksonville's Southside, U.S. Deputy Marshal Ken Staub said. The bullet ripped through Berner's head, pierced a wall and bounced off an officer's arm as the strike team ran upstairs.
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Berner, 33, a disgraced U.S. Marine and a pro wrestler who used the stage name Vic Vengeance, led authorities on a nationwide chase after being accused of killing a police officer in Sterling Heights, Mich., June 4. Officer Mark Sawyers, a 30-year-old husband and father of one, was killed in his patrol car on a Friday night by a single shotgun blast to the head. Police said Berner wanted Sawyers' handgun because it was more concealable for use in robberies, and that he fled in a red 1994 Chevrolet Camaro. He also robbed banks, Staub said. - The Florida Times-Union
So I guess you can add cop-killer to post-wrestling occupations.
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