Cleveland Calm, Somber as Slain Officer’s Family Plans His Funeral

The family of slain Cleveland police Officer Shane Bartek has received an outpouring of support from the community following his tragic death. Bartek was shot twice when he was trying to stop a carjacking incident against him on the city's west side on New Year's Eve. Photo courtesy Cleveland Police Department

With hints of snow in the cold Jan. 3 air over Cleveland, Ohio, there was sadness and somberness mixed into the atmosphere as well.

In a west Cleveland suburb, a mother was at the home of her 25-year-old son. She was on the phone doing something a mother shouldn’t have to do.