Lorain Police Officer Dies Following Ambush Shooting

One of three police officers shot by a suspect Wednesday in Lorain has died.

Police say that Officers Phillip Wagner and Peter Gale were ambushed while eating lunch on Missouri Avenue.

Wagner died on Thursday. Wagner, a Marine Corps veteran, leaves behind a wife and three children.

The 28-year-old suspect in Wednesday's shooting was shot and killed at the scene.

Officer Brent Payne, also shot in the incident, was last reported as being hospitalized in critical condition.


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