Phillip Wagner

Death by Force

White / Caucasian Phillip Wagner, 35, was ambushed just after 1 p.m. on July 23, 2025, as he and another Lorain police officer sat in their cruisers at the end of River Bend Drive off Colorado Avenue, a quiet cul-de-sac where officers sometimes stopped to eat or do paperwork. From a concealed position, a 28-year-old Lorain man named Michael Parker opened fire with a high-powered rifle, striking Officer Wagner and Officer Peter Gale as they ate lunch. A third officer, Brent Payne, was shot when h ...Read More

Lorain police officer Phillip Wagner dies from injuries inflicted in ambush

wkyc.com: Michael Parker named suspect in Lorain ambush shooting that killed 1 officer, injured 2 others

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