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18-year-old woman admits to killing off-duty Cleveland cop during carjacking: prosecutor


An 18-year-old Ohio woman charged with killing an off-duty Cleveland cop during a New Year’s Eve carjacking has admitted to the slaying, a prosecutor said Monday.

Tamara Unique McLoyd, of Garfield Heights, confessed to fatally shooting Officer Shane Bartek, 25, at an apartment complex on Cleveland’s West Side, where the cop who joined the department in 2019 was shot twice in the back during an ambush Friday, Cleveland.com reported

McLoyd, who was charged with aggravated murder, told investigators following her arrest early Saturday that she shot Bartek, Assistant Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Jose Torres told a judge during her first court appearance Monday.

McLoyd “ambushed” Bartek and shot him after he tried to fight back during an ensuing struggle, according to police and court records cited by the outlet.

Tamara Unique McLoyd admitted to killing an off-duty Cleveland police officer in a carjacking on December 31, 2021.
Tamara Unique McLoyd admitted to killing an off-duty Cleveland police officer in a carjacking on December 31, 2021.
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Torres said Monday McLoyd then drove off in Bartek’s car and later gave the vehicle to Anthony Butler Jr., 25, who was arrested after a high-speed chase. The pursuit reportedly ended in nearby Euclid when Butler crashed into a fence.

Investigators also recovered a gun in Bartek’s stolen car believed to be the firearm used to shoot the officer, police said. Butler has been charged with receiving stolen property and fleeing and eluding, according to the outlet.

Officer Shane Bartek was shot twice in the back in an ambush at an apartment complex in Cleveland.
Officer Shane Bartek was shot twice in the back in an ambush at an apartment complex in Cleveland.
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