Wagner died Thursday after being shot in an ambush attack. Two other officers were wounded, with one suffering serious injuries.

The gunman accused of ambushing three Lorain police officers had previously been cited by the officer killed following a 2022 crash.

The Lorain County Coroner's Office has identified the suspect involved in the ambush shooting that left three Lorain police officers wounded on Wednesday. The suspect, Michael Parker, 28, of Lorain, was pronounced dead at the scene after the shooting.

Police Officer Brent Payne, who was shot in Lorain while on a lunch break with fellow officers, was released from the hospital on Saturday with a police procession.

L ORAIN, Ohio (WOIO) - Investigators say shooting suspect Michael Joseph Parker, 28, of North Lakeview Boulevard, in Lorain was found with multiple high-powered rifles, handguns and large amounts of an explosive called Tannerite.

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.

The man who shot three Lorain police officers on Wednesday was killed when officers returned fire. Initially, police were unsure whether Michael Parker, 28, had died by suicide or police gunfire.

It remind us ... just how dangerous the job of (a) police officer is,' DeWine said in an interview with 3News sister station 10TV in Columbus.