On April 13, 2014, 24-year-old Lemen Arana was found critically injured in Little Rock, Arkansas, with a gunshot wound to the head. She was discovered in the front seat of a car parked on Stanton Road after her boyfriend, 25-year-old Juan Montalba, was found nearby yelling in the street and directed police to the vehicle. Montalba was initially arrested on a battery charge; during a formal interview he waived his Miranda rights and said he accidentally shot Arana while poking her in the head with a pistol.

Arana was declared brain dead and kept on life support to allow for organ donation. The battery charge was later upgraded to first-degree murder; Montalba was held on a $2.5 million bond, later pleaded guilty, and received a 45-year prison sentence for her death. Arana left behind three children, and friends described the loss as deeply damaging to her family and community.

If anyone knew Lemen Arana or has information about the circumstances that night, please share what you remember.