Roll of Honor
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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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
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
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Larry Thomas Walton served in the Army (1966â1968) before joining law enforcement.
Patrolman Larry Thomas Walton is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In NC, 385 of 664 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 58% of this state's fallen. That is 3.8 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At North Carolina Highway Patrol, 23 of 69 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Larry Thomas Walton's cause is highlighted.
How Larry Thomas Walton Compares
Offender Outcome
Died in prison
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Larry Thomas Walton is highlighted in Dec.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Larry Thomas Walton was killed by gun; unknown type.
Incident Location
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