Chris Gueffroy ( 21 June 1968 -- 6 February 1989 ) was the last person to die while trying to escape across the Berlin Wall . Chris Gueffroy ( June 21 , 1968 , Pasewalk , Mecklenburg-Vorpommern -- February 6 , 1989 ) was the last person to be shot while trying to escape to West Berlin across the Berlin Wall .