Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Doc Carlisle succumbed to gunshot wounds received two days earlier while he and his partner tried to question a man about an aggravated robbery at 1704 Holliday Road in Wichita Falls at 10:30 pm. The 20-year-old suspect was arrested three days later in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was convicted of murder and sentenced to 25 years. His prison job, which was an auto mechanic, allowed him to drive outside of the prison. He was killed in an automobile accident on January 20, 1939. Officer Carlisle had served with the Wichita Falls Police Department for three years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, stepdaughter, parents, and four sisters.
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Carlisle gave the Wichita Falls Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Wichita Falls community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Carlisle.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Officer Charles Sleigh Carlisle 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 97,772 officers honored here.
In TX, 1,461 of 2,422 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.3% of this state's fallen. That is 60.3 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Wichita Falls 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.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Charles Sleigh Carlisle's cause is highlighted.
How Charles Sleigh Carlisle Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Charles Sleigh Carlisle is highlighted in Jun.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Charles Sleigh Carlisle was killed by gun.
Incident Location
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