Police departments across Northeast Ohio are showing support for the Lorain Police Department after three of their officers were shot during what was described as an "ambush" Wednesday afternoon.

Lorain City Hall was shut down at 2:45 p.m. Wednesday due to the situation. “We are aware of an active situation currently unfolding in the City of Lorain.

cleveland.com CLEVELAND, Ohio — A Lorain police officer died Thursday, the day after a gunman shot him and two colleagues in an ambush-style attack at the Colorado Avenue Industrial Park.

Candles sit on a memorial and flags fly at half-staff outside the police department in Lorain, Ohio, on July 24, 2025, a day after a deadly ambush. AP Photo/John Seewer ...

Ohio police officers were eating pizza. They were ambushed and shot, officials say. The suspect had "an arsenal of weapons with him," Lorain Acting Chief of Police Michael Failing said.

Bernie Moreno, Ohio’s other U.S. senator, wrote on social media that his team was monitoring the situation. “Attacks on law enforcement are unacceptable,” Mr. Moreno, also a Republican, said.

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LORAIN, Ohio — The community will gather at 9 p.m. Thursday at City Hall for a candlelight vigil for three Lorain police officers who were wounded in a shooting Wednesday afternoon. Organized by ...

LORAIN, Ohio (WJW) — Police departments across Northeast Ohio are showing support for the Lorain Police Department after three of its officers were shot Wednesday afternoon. CLEVELAND DIVISION ...