“A true hero”: Fallen Lorain officer leaves behind
Deadly Ambush in LorainOn July 24, Officer Phillip C. Wagner, 35, was ambushed while eating lunch with fellow officer Peter Gale, 51. Gunman Michael Parker, 28, opened fire with multiple weapons, injuring Gale and Officer Brent Payne, 47. Parker was killed in the shootout. Wagner was critically wounded and died the next day surrounded by…