Wednesday afternoon, three officers were shot, according to the Lorain County Sheriff's Office. The scene was located near Colorado Avenue.

Police Officer Brent Payne, who was shot in Lorain while on a lunch break with fellow officers, was released from the hospital on Saturday with a police procession.

The suspect — Michael Parker, 28, of Lorain — was pronounced dead at the scene after the shooting. According to the Elyria Police Department, officers returned fire during the exchange, which ultimately resulted in Parker sustaining a fatal injury.

Investigators are still looking for a possible motive surrounding Wednesday’s shooting of three Lorain police officers. They say the explosives found inside the suspect’s car has them wondering if this was all part of a bigger plan.

DeWine issued the proclamation following the fatal shooting of Lorain Officer Philip Wagner, who died in the line of duty.

The body of Officer Wagner was escorted from the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner's Office in Cleveland to the Liston Funeral Home in North Ridgeville.

Brian Tellier, a suspended Lorain County corrections officer, was charged with multiple felony counts Friday stemming from a 2023 incident where he was accused of paralyzing a handcuffed inmate. Tellier also faces charges for a separate incident in Elyria.