On June 6, 2008, shortly after 11:00 p.m., Fredericksburg Police Officer Todd Allen Bahr was shot and killed while searching for an armed suspect near the 2500 block of Manor Court between two City apartment complexes. The suspect, Gregory Berryman, died shortly thereafter during an exchange of gunfire with other officers on the scene.

Todd Allen Bahr was 40 years old and had been an officer with the Fredericksburg Police Department since 2006. He began as a volunteer auxiliary officer and joined the ranks of career officers on September 21, 2006. Officer Bahr grew up in Stafford County and attended Hartwood Elementary, Gayle Middle School and Stafford High School, graduating in 1986.