Ohio Officer Killed Ambush Shooting, Two Wounded

In Lorain, Ohio, Officer Phillip C. Wagner was killed in an ambush shooting while eating lunch in his patrol vehicle with a fellow officer. The gunman, Michael Joseph Parker, lay in wait and opened fire, critically wounding Wagner and two other officers, including Officer Peter Gale and Officer Brent Payne. Wagner, a Marine Corps veteran and a three-year member of the Lorain Police Department, died at a trauma center surrounded by family. Parker was killed in a subsequent exchange of gunfire, and the motive remains unknown. The incident has prompted widespread condolences and tributes from local and regional law enforcement agencies, highlighting the dangers faced by officers in the line of duty. Lorain Police Chief Michael Failing and other officials mourned Wagner as a true hero whose service will not be forgotten.