Larry Douglas Bullock

Durham Police Department — Durham, NC

Felonious

End of Watch April 29, 1976

Age 25

Tour of Duty 3 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 6

Incident

Investigator Larry Bullock was shot and killed by a 20-year-old youth during a drug raid on Pilot Street in Durham. Around 9:20 p.m., Investigator Bullock and four other officers were serving a search warrant. After knocking repeatedly and calling out "Police officers, search warrant" and receiving no response, Investigator Bullock entered the apartment. The suspect was standing in the hallway and shot Investigator Bullock in the chest. He was transported to Duke Hospital and was pronounced deceased at 10:15 p.m. The suspect was convicted of second-degree murder in November 1976 and sentenced to a maximum of sixty years. He was paroled on December 10, 1992, but returned to prison on October 15, 2001, after being convicted of cocaine trafficking. He was paroled on June 7, 2004, and on March 13, 2009, he was sent back to prison after being convicted of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and felony possession of illegal drugs. He was paroled again on May 18, 2010. Investigator Bullock had served with the Durham Police Department for three years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Investigator Bullock gave the Durham Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Durham community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Investigator Bullock.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Durham Police Department

Type Other

Location Durham, Durham County, NC

Platform Identity dpd.durham.nc.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 29, 1976

Tour of Duty 3 yrs

Age 25

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Handgun

Investigator Larry Douglas Bullock 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 97,756 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 Durham Police Department, 3 of 7 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 42.9% of this agency's fallen.

Durham Police Department

of 7 officers

42.9% Felonious

NC — Statewide

385

of 664 officers

58% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,756 officers

0% Felonious