Suspect in Lorain police ambush linked to previous citations and neighbor accounts
TL;DR
The accused gunman in a Lorain police ambush had prior citations related to a 2022 crash, and during the attack, he killed Officer Phillip Wagner and wounded two other officers before dying in a police shootout. Investigators found explosive materials in his car, and the motive remains unknown.
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