Larry Thomas Walton
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Patrolman

Larry Thomas Walton

Veteran → Felonious
End of Watch December 2, 1972
Age 25
Tour of Duty 1 yrs 6 mo
Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Larry Walton was shot and killed after stopping a speeding vehicle in Robeson County. A Rowland police officer found him lying in a ditch beside his patrol car on State Road 130, five miles west of Rowland and close to the South Carolina state line. He had been shot five times. A man was arrested the next day and charged with Patrolman Walton's murder. He had been released from prison two months earlier after serving five years for manslaughter. He was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life on March 21st, 1973. He died in prison December 10th, 2015. Patrolman Walton was a U.S Army veteran and had served with the North Carolina Highway Patrol for less than two years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and two children.

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I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Patrolman Walton gave the North Carolina Highway Patrol 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the people of North Carolina, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Type Highway Patrol
Location Raleigh, NC
Platform Identity nchp.nc.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 2, 1972
Tour of Duty 1 yrs 6 mo
Age 25
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Gun

Military Service

Larry Thomas Walton served in the U.S. Army (1966–1968) before joining law enforcement.

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The Sacrifice · Felonious

Larry is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,552 remembered there.

34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1972, 142 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 28th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Larry was 25. Of the 14,219 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Larry had served 1.5 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
Where he stood among them
Age by years of service
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When

December holds 9.4% of these deaths in the United States, more than any other month. Saturdays: 16.3%.

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By day of the week
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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,552 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was gun, in 22.8% of these deaths.

Every cause
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His people

North Carolina Highway Patrol has 69 officers remembered here, Larry among them.

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Where

Patrolman Larry Thomas Walton

North Carolina Highway Patrol · End of Watch December 2, 1972

Military Service

Larry Thomas Walton served in the U.S. Army (1966–1968) before joining law enforcement.

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Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 34-E

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