CLEVELAND —Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb and city officials announced Wednesday that Officer Shane Bartek was determined to have died in the line of duty on Dec. 31. 

What You Need To Know

  • Cleveland Police Officer Shane Bartek was killed Dec. 31 during an alleged carjacking

  • The 25-year-old officer’s death was determined to be in the line of duty

  • City officials said that Bartek used training he received in the police academy to attempt to disarm the suspect

  • Tamara McLoyd, 18, is being charged with murder in connection to Bartek’s death

The decision means Bartek’s family will be eligible for financial assistance, which could offset burial costs. 

The city previously said that Bartek was the victim of a carjacking. The suspect, 18-year-old, Tamara McLoyd, is facing an aggravated murder charge and had her bond set earlier this week at $5 million. Prosecutors are accusing McLoyd of killing the officer in the parking lot of an apartment building on Rocky River Drive. 

Interim Police Chief Wayne Drummond, who was sworn in on Monday, was tasked with determining whether Bartek’s death was in the line of duty. Drummond said that a review included a look at video footage of the incident and his training. 

“We observed during that Officer Bartek utilized training that he received in our training academy to disarm the suspect,” Drummond said. “During that incident, unfortunately Officer Bartek was killed. Our conclusion was it was a line of duty death.”

Bartek's family will greet mourners from 4-8 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 10 at Grace Church, 7393 Pearl Road in Middleburg Heights, according to Tomon and Sons Funeral Homes. Funeral services for Bartek will take place at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 11 at Grace Church.

Bartek was hired by the Cleveland Division of Police in August 2019. He was assigned to the Fifth District on the city’s northeast side.

"Gov. Mike DeWine ordered that flags throughout Ohio be flown at half staff on Jan. 11 in honor of Bartek."

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