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The service will be closed to the public but will be televised live so the community can honor his life and service.
The suspect had parked at a dead end of an undeveloped industrial park in Lorain, located in northeast Ohio, and had an "arsenal of weapons with him," police said.
Data analyzed by the CBS News Crime Unit shows at least 50 law enforcement officers have been shot in ambush attacks so far this year.
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The funeral arrangements Lorain Police Officer Phillip Wagner have been announced. Ofc. Wagner died Thursday from injuries sustained in an ambush shooting Wednesday afternoon.
Lorain County shooting leaves two officers in serious condition requiring airlift to Cleveland trauma center, while a third officer was taken to a local hospital.
Wagner died Thursday after being shot in an ambush attack. Two other officers were wounded, with one suffering serious injuries.
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WJW-TV Cleveland on MSNLorain police officer who died following ambush rememberedLORAIN, 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.
Wednesday afternoon, three officers were shot, according to the Lorain County Sheriff's Office. The scene was located near Colorado Avenue.
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The funeral will be held on Wednesday, July 30 at Rocket Arena in downtown Cleveland. Wagner's family said the services are "for the family, and fellow officers."
Gov. Mike DeWine has ordered flags to fly at half-staff in honor of the Lorain police officer shot and killed in an ambush. Here's what to know.
Authorities say the shooting of three Lorain Police Department officers was a targeted attack on law enforcement. The gunman was shot and killed at the scene.
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.