Trial begins Monday for woman accused of killing Cleveland police officer Shane Bartek

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – Trial proceedings are scheduled to get underway starting Monday morning for the girl charged with killing an off-duty Cleveland police officer throughout a New 12 months’s Eve carjacking.

Investigators allege that Tamara McLoyd fatally shot Cleveland police patrolman Shane Bartek throughout a carjacking in a Rocky River Drive condo constructing’s car parking zone on town’s West aspect.

The 18-year-old Garfield Heights lady then fled the scene in Bartek’s automobile, police stated. She was positioned and brought into custody shortly after the capturing.

Cuyahoga County court docket data present that McLoyd was initially indicted on practically a dozen crimes in connection to Bartek’s murder, together with aggravated homicide, aggravated theft, and felonious assault on a peace officer.

McLoyd can be dealing with varied fees stemming from a number of unrelated and violent robberies in Northeast Ohio.

A second suspect, recognized as Anthony Butler Jr, was additionally charged within the case after he was caught in Bartek’s stolen automotive following a pursuit involving a number of Northeast Ohio regulation enforcement businesses.

Butler was not charged with Bartek’s homicide.

Bartek was employed by Cleveland police in August 2019 and served with Fifth District division.

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