Detective Lieutenant Larry Vernon Barger, Mooresville Police Department, North Carolina

Detective Lieutenant Larry Vernon Barger

Mooresville Police Department, North Carolina

End of Watch Saturday, July 13, 1974

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Larry Vernon Barger

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.

Lieutenant Barger was survived by his wife and two children.

Bio

Age 36
Tour 12 years
Badge Not available

Incident Details

Cause Gunfire
Incident Date Sunday, April 7, 1974
Weapon Rifle; .30-.30
Offender Paroled in 1986

domestic, off duty

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Det. Lt. Barger,
On today, the 50th anniversary of your death I would just like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice for the citizens of Mooresville. And to your Family and loved ones, I wish to extend my deepest sympathy.

BPA Mike Casey
United States Border Patrol(Retired)

July 13, 2024