Tana Shane

Murdered
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In a heartbreaking incident on July 29, 2015, 47-year-old Tana Shane and her husband Jason were shot and killed near Pryor, Montana. The couple had stopped to assist a stranded motorist, 18-year-old Jesus Deniz Mendoza, who had allegedly run out of gas.

After the Shanes, along with their daughter Jorah, returned to help Mendoza, he pulled out a gun and demanded money. He then ordered the family to start walking, at which point Tana told her daughter to run. Mendoza opened fire, fatally ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    Tana Shane

    Female

    Pryor

    MT

    2015-07-29

    47

    Tana

    Shane

    Yes

    11/28/2024

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    05/25/2024
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