Berger died on the scene. Deputies say he was shot and stabbed. "I was not aware of any conflict, no," Beadle said. "That's why it was all the more shocking. [Erik] was a staple, very well-known ...

Even while mourning his death, Nick Johannes struggled to say his friend Erik Berger’s name without a smile. In an interview on his front porch on Monday, Johannes considered himself fortunate ...

The Carver County Sheriff’s Office said the 33-year-old man, identified by loved ones as Erik Berger, was discovered by his parents Friday, April 12, “lying on the floor” of an auto garage ...