Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Shane Bartek was shot and killed while attempting to take action when a woman attempted to carjack him in the 4300 block of Rock River Drive.
The woman approached him in the parking lot of an apartment complex and attempted to rob him of his car. Officer Bartek immediately took police action and attempted to disarm the woman but was shot twice during the ensuing struggle.
The woman fled but was arrested later in the evening and admitted to murdering Officer Bartek. She was charged with aggravated murder and multiple other felonies in connection with the incident. She was found guilty of charges of murder, aggravated murder, aggravated robbery, felonious assault, having weapons under disability, grand theft, and theft. She was sentenced to life in prison with eligibility for parole after 54 years.
An associate of the woman was arrested after a vehicle pursuit in which he was driving Officer Bartek's stolen car. He was charged with failure to comply with an order of a police officer, receiving stolen property, and obstructing official business. The associate pled guilty to failure to comply, receiving stolen property, and obstructing official business for being caught in a stolen vehicle and was sentenced to three years.
Officer Bartek had served with the Cleveland Division of Police for 1-1/2 years and was assigned to the Fifth District.
Survivors
He is survived by his mother, brother, sister, and grandmother,
May you continue to rest in peace in Heaven, Officer Bartek.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
You barely got started.
Police Officer Bartek gave the Cleveland Division of Police 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Cleveland community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Bartek.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Shane Henry Bartek is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In OH, 572 of 991 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 57.7% of this state's fallen. That is 3.5 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Cleveland Division of Police, 83 of 119 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 69.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Shane Henry Bartek's cause is highlighted.
How Shane Henry Bartek Compares
Offender Outcome
Life sentence
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Shane Henry Bartek is highlighted in Dec.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Shane Henry Bartek was killed by handgun.
Incident Location
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