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Lloyd Edward Lowry
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Sergeant

Lloyd Edward Lowry

North Carolina Highway Patrol — Raleigh, NC
Felonious
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End of Watch September 23, 1997
Age 47
Tour of Duty 22 yrs
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Gender Male
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Incident

Sergeant Lloyd Lowry and Corporal David Hathcock, of the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office, were shot and killed during a traffic stop that Sergeant Lowry had initiated. Sergeant Lowry had stopped a car on I-95, at Exit 52 in Fayetteville, and called for backup after discovering that it was stolen. Corporal Hathcock arrived and took the passenger out of the car as Sergeant Lowry took the driver out. As they attempted to handcuff the two suspects, a fight broke out, and the passenger was able to return to the vehicle and retrieve a fully automatic AK-47. He opened fire on both officers, striking them several times. The driver then took Sergeant Lowry's weapon and shot both officers several more times at close range before fleeing. A passing motorist who witnessed the incident called police from a cell phone and followed the suspects, even after being fired upon, until other officers began a chase. Both suspects were arrested after a brief foot chase when their vehicle spun out of control as they attempted to exit the highway. The two suspects were brothers, 17 and 19, from Virginia who had just robbed a bank in South Carolina. On April 29th, 1998, both brothers were convicted of two counts of capital murder, armed robbery, possession of a stolen car, shooting into an occupied vehicle, and assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill. On May 13th, 1998, they were both sentenced to death. One had his sentence reduced to life in prison in 2005 when the United States Supreme Court ruled that it was unconstitutional to execute convicted murderers who committed their crimes as juveniles. On December 13th, 2012, the older brother's death sentence was commuted to life; however, the death sentence was reimposed in January 2017. On September 26, 2020, because it was determined that racial bias was a significant factor in his death sentence, his death sentence was again commuted to life. As of June 9, 2023, both were in prison. Trooper Lowry had served with the North Carol

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22 years. You could have gone home.
Sergeant Lowry gave the North Carolina Highway Patrol 22 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the people of North Carolina. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Lowry.

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

Agency

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

Service Record

End of Watch September 23, 1997
Tour of Duty 22 yrs
Age 47
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Rifle

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Lloyd is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1997, 88 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 71st heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

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Who

Lloyd was 47. Of the 14,220 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Lloyd had served 22 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

September holds 9.1% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Tuesdays: 13.4%.

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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was rifle, in 5.9% of these deaths.

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His people

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

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Where

Sergeant Lloyd Edward Lowry

North Carolina Highway Patrol · End of Watch September 23, 1997

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 17-W

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