Mayor Says 3 Officers Were Wounded and a Person Is Dead After a Shooting in Lorain, Ohio
LORAIN, OHIO, JUL 23 – Two officers were critically wounded and airlifted to a Cleveland trauma center after a suspect ambushed Lorain police officers responding to a shots fired call, officials said.
- Three police officers in Ohio were shot during a lunch break when a gunman opened fire while they were eating pizza in their patrol cars, according to authorities.
- Acting Lorain Police Chief Michael Failing described the incident as an ambush, stating that the suspect was lying in wait with an arsenal of weapons.
- Two officers are critically injured and were life-flighted to Metro Health Hospital, as reported by officials.
- The shooting resulted in the death of the shooter, who was pronounced deceased at the scene, according to Failing.
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Lorain police officer who died following ambush remembered
LORAIN, Ohio (WJW) — One of the Lorain police officers shot in an ambush has died, the Lorain Police Department reported Thursday. Officer Phillip Wagner, a 35-year-old who was hired with the department in 2022, died Thursday surrounded by those he loved at MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland, according to the department. Community supports Lorain Police Department after ambush, shooting of 3 officers “Officer Wagner’s life and service…
The 28-year-old attacker was shot at the scene after shooting at officers who had lunch in their patrols.
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