Lofton Iry Floyd

Halifax County Sheriff's Office — Halifax, NC

Felonious

End of Watch July 24, 1956

Age 46

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 4

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

Department Halifax County Sheriff's Office

Location Halifax, NC

Platform Identity hcso.halifax.nc.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 24, 1956

Age 46

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Shotgun

Offender Committed

Deputy Sheriff Lofton Iry Floyd 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 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.

Halifax County Sheriff's Office

of 5 officers

80% Felonious

NC — Statewide

385

of 664 officers

58% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious