Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Livingston was shot and killed while attempting to serve a warrant on a man for disturbing the peace on election day. As he read the warrant he was shot by the suspect, who then fled the scene.
The suspect was arrested near Laurinburg, North Carolina. As he was being taken to Rockingham County by train a group of citizens intervened at Laurel Hill and lynched the suspect.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
134 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Deputy Sheriff Livingston gave the Richmond County Sheriff's Office 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Rockingham community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Melvin Duncan Livingston 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 Richmond County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 3 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. Melvin Duncan Livingston's cause is highlighted.
How Melvin Duncan Livingston Compares
Offender Outcome
Lynched by mob
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Melvin Duncan Livingston is highlighted in Nov.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Melvin Duncan Livingston was killed by gun; unknown type.
Others Who Wore This Badge
2 officers from Richmond County Sheriff's Office are honored on badge.nw.
