Shane Bartek

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Bartek's funeral took place Tuesday at Grace Church in Middleburg Heights.

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The Cleveland Police Department will classify the New Year’s Eve killing of Officer Shane Bartek as a “line of duty” death. Bartek’s family will be eligible for additional benefits based on the classification. Bartek was not working when he was killed outside an apartment building on Cleveland’s West Side.