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SWAT officer remains in serious condition following Sheffield Lake standoff

He was shot serving a warrant to a former corrections officer.

Patrolman Eugene Ptacek, a 17-year veteran of the Amherst Police Department, remains in serious condition after being shot last month.

The shooting occurred as Lorain County authorities tried to serve an outstanding warrant for weapons violations on former corrections officer Martin Robinson at his Ferndale Avenue home. Ptacek was taken to MetroHealth Medical Center after the shooting via Life Flight.

Robinson was shot several times during the standoff and was treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

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