REST IN PEACE: Our thoughts and prayers are with the family of Cleveland Police Officer Shane Bartek, who was fatally shot in a carjacking on New Year’s Eve on the city’s West Side.
CLEVELAND, Ohio - The Cleveland Division of Police on Saturday identified the off-duty officer who was shot and killed in a carjacking on New Year’s Eve on the city’s West Side.
A police spokesperson confirms that Shane Bartek passed away at Fairview Hospital following the shooting.According to a news release, Bartek served in the Cleveland Division of Police Fifth District. The spokesperson said the carjacking happened around 6 p.m. in the 4300 block of Rocky River Drive in the Kamm’s Corner neighborhood.
According to the release, preliminary police investigation revealed that a suspect approached Bartek in an apartment building parking lot.The suspect then fled in Bartek’s car, according to the release, but was later caught after leading several police departments on a pursuit throughout communities on the East Side.
The spokesperson said a man was taken into custody following the pursuit, and additional suspects, including a woman, have been arrested in connection to the investigation.
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