Roll of Honor
Shana Renee Tedder
Incident
Corrections Officer Shana Tedder died after suffering a suspected heart attack following a use of force incident with an inmate at the Christina Melton Crain Unit in Gatesville, Texas.
She began to experience shortness of breath following the incident and collapsed after walking to a different area of the facility to rest. Other officers immediately began CPR as medics responded to the facility, however, they were unable to revive her.
Officer Tedder had served with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for 12 years.
Rest in heavenly peace
Mark Mottola June 9th, 2020
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Corrections Officer Tedder gave the Texas Department of Criminal Justice 12 years.
Thank you for your service to the Huntsville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corrections Officer Tedder.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Corrections Officer Shana Renee Tedder is one of 1,306 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 4% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In TX, 88 of 2,421 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 3.6% of this state's fallen.
At Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Correctional Institutions Division, 6 of 124 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 4.8% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Shana Renee Tedder's cause is highlighted.
How Shana Renee Tedder Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Shana Renee Tedder is highlighted in Jun.
Incident Location
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