Michael A. Berg, 60, was shot and killed on the evening of November 2, 2022, in the rural Fulton area just north of Maquoketa, Iowa. Deputies arrived about 5:35 p.m. and found Berg with a gunshot wound; he was taken to the Jackson County Regional Health Center and pronounced dead. The Iowa Department of Criminal Investigation assisted local authorities, two people at the scene were interviewed and described as cooperative, and physical evidence was collected while investigators said there were no ongoing safety concerns.

37-year-old Brian Manning of rural Maquoketa was later arrested and charged with second-degree murder. At trial prosecutors said Manning willfully and deliberately shot Berg, while the defense argued Manning acted to defend his father, Bruce Manning, who testified he feared for his life during the altercation. A jury convicted Manning of second-degree murder and he was sentenced in May 2024 to 50 years in prison; an appeal was denied. Berg’s family remembered him as a father of two, grandfather of four, who enjoyed football, construction and painting projects, and time in his yard with his dog Jerico.

Did anyone in the Maquoketa area have contact with Michael around November 2, 2022, or information about the events that night?