Roll of Honor
Incident
Lieutenant Larry Barger was shot and killed while responding to a domestic disturbance while off duty. He was friends with a family whose wife called him and asked him to speak to her husband. Lieutenant Barger went to the house and was sitting in a chair when the husband shot him in the back with a .30-.30 rifle. He died from his wounds three months later after four major surgeries. His killer pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and was sentenced to thirty years in prison on November 20th, 1974. He was paroled on June 17th, 1986.
Survivors
Lieutenant Barger was survived by his wife and two children.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Lieutenant Barger gave the Mooresville Police Department 12 years.
Thank you for your service to the Mooresville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Lieutenant Barger.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Detective Lieutenant Larry Vernon Barger 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 Mooresville Police Department, 2 of 3 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Larry Vernon Barger's cause is highlighted.
How Larry Vernon Barger Compares
Offender Outcome
Paroled in 1986
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Larry Vernon Barger is highlighted in Jul.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Larry Vernon Barger was killed by rifle; .30-.30.
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