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.

One of the Lorain officers who were ambushed on July 23 has died according to acting Lorain Police Chief Michael Failing. Officer Phillip Wagner, 35, was shot multiple times in the incident.

LORAIN, 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.