A days-long manhunt for a survivalist and Army Special Forces veteran accused of shooting his wife in their Tennessee home came to an end on Wednesday when he was found dead.
Craig Berry's body was located by the Stewart County Sheriff's Office's tactical unit and agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation in a heavily-wooded area where US Marshals conducted an extensive grid search, NBC News reports.
The body was found just miles from his home in Dover, near an area where trail cameras last pictured him entering the woods on the night of his disappearance on May 1.
Investigators now believe Berry died that night from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to WTVF.
Hours earlier, authorities say, he shot at his wife - a local teacher whose name has not been released - striking her in the neck.
The wife had told deputies that Berry beat her and tried to strangle her shortly before midnight, according to an arrest affidavit obtained by WGAL.
She was able to get into her car, but Berry shot at her as she fled, she claimed.
At that point, authorities said Berry got into his truck and attempted to chase his wife before crashing his vehicle.
He is then believed to have returned to the home to gather additional ammunition before fleeing into the woods before deputies arrived on the scene and recovered 11 shell casings.
Craig Berry, an Army Special Forces veteran accused of shooting his wife, was found dead in the woods near his home in Dover, Tennessee on Wednesday
Berry had fled from the home after allegedly shooting at his wife
A massive manhunt ensued through heavily forested terrain that included steep hills, snakes and ticks
Berry is then believed to have called his parents, who have cooperated with authorities as their son faced charges of second-degree attempted murder, domestic assault, aggravated assault and leaving the scene of an accident.
Meanwhile, a massive manhunt ensued through heavily forested terrain that included steep hills, snakes and ticks.
Over the course of several days, law enforcement agencies including the Tennessee Highway Patrol, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, US Marshals and the Stewart County Sheriff's Office used helicopters and K9 units to try to track down Berry.
But they warned that he was a retired special forces veteran with extensive training in survival tactics.
The vet is 'an excellent swimmer and diver, and is in good physical shape,' deputies added, noting that he was also armed with at least one handgun and was believed to have taken extra ammunition with him.
As the search continued for the veteran on Tuesday, Berry's wife was released from the hospital, where Sheriff Frankie Gray said she overcame 'life-threatening' injuries.
The sheriff said he did not want to speculate on 'problems' the couple may have been facing, but noted there was a possible 'financial situation.'