LORAIN, Ohio — An Ohio officer died from injuries sustained in an ambush shooting Wednesday afternoon.
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Phillip Wagner, a 3-year veteran of the Lorain Police Department, died Thursday, CBS-affiliate WOIO reported.
The 35-year-old leaves behind a wife and two children.
Wagner was pronounced deceased at MetroHealth Medical Center, where he had been receiving treatment for critical injuries.
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Wagner and his partner, Officer Peter Gale, 51, were splitting a pizza on their lunch break in the area of Colorado and Missouri avenues around 1 p.m. when police said the suspect, Michael Parker, 28, ambushed them with a high-powered rifle.
Lorain Police Officer Brent Payne, 47, rushed to the scene to help and was also shot.
Payne is listed in critical condition.
Gale was taken to a local hospital with a gunshot wound to the hand.
Parker died on the scene.
The Elyria Police Department is handling the investigation and has requested assistance from the Ohio BCI.
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