Lorain, Michael Parker and Coroner's Office
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The gunman accused of ambushing three Lorain police officers had previously been cited by the officer killed following a 2022 crash.
Officials have announced that the memorial service for Lorain Police Department Officer Phillip C. Wagner, who was killed during an ambush, will take place July 30 at Rocket Arena in Cleveland.
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The story has been updated to say all three officers remain hospitalized.] LORAIN, Ohio (WJW) — A man accused of ambushing three local officers has been identified as 28-year-old Michael Parker, according to the Lorain County coroner.
Authorities late Wednesday searched the home of a shooter who wounded three Lorain police officers, critically injuring two of them in an ambushed attack.
Lorain County Court of Common Pleas will be closed July 30 to allow local law enforcement, court staff and local counsel to attend the services for slain Lorain Police Department Officer Phillip
Wagner died Thursday after being shot in an ambush attack. Two other officers were wounded, with one suffering serious injuries.
Lorain officer Phillip Wagner was killed in an ambush while on lunch break. Another officer is critical. Gunman Michael Parker died at the scene.
Law enforcement officers from across the state will patrol the streets of Lorain this week, allowing the city’s police department to attend the Wednesday funeral of Officer Phillip Wagner, who died in an ambush last week.
I was deeply saddened to learn about Officer Wagner’s tragic passing. I join the country in mourning for our fallen hero.”
LORAIN, 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.