Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Lofton Floyd was shot and killed while serving a warrant on a formal mental patient. Deputy Floyd along with the sheriff and and another deputy were trying to arrest a 26-year-old male for using his father's automobile without permission. Deputy Floyd was fatally shot by a blast from a shotgun fired from the suspect's home. The suspect was tried for first degree murder, convicted, and was committed to the state institution for the criminally insane.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Floyd served with the Halifax County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Halifax community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Floyd.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Lofton Iry Floyd is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 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 58 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Halifax County Sheriff's Office, 4 of 5 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 80% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Lofton Iry Floyd's cause is highlighted.
How Lofton Iry Floyd Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Lofton Iry Floyd is highlighted in Jul.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Lofton Iry Floyd was killed by shotgun.
Others Who Wore This Badge
4 officers from Halifax County Sheriff's Office are honored on badge.nw.
