Elyria Police released an update on the shootings of three Lorain Police officers.
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Elyria Police said its investigation revealed that the suspect, Michael Parker, acted alone and had a cache of weapons.
"We are continuing to work to understand the suspect's plan, motive, intended targets," Elyria Police Capt. Lantz said.
According to Lantz, the investigation revealed that no specific officers were targeted in the shooting.
"This was not a spontaneous act," Lantz said.
Parker was living at home with family members at the time of the shooting.
Lantz said he will be presenting the findings of the officer-involved shooting aspect of the investigation to the Lorain County Prosecutor's office when it's completed.
Multiple agencies from across the state helped with this investigation.
The timeline
On July 23, three Lorain police officers were ambushed.
Officers Phillip Wagner and Peter Gale were eating lunch on River Bend Drive when Parker approached them.
Lantz said their investigation revealed that the officers were at the scene before Parker arrived.
Parker began firing shots a few minutes later, Lantz said.
Gale fled the gunfire and dispatched other officers to let them know what was happening.
Parker then began pulling weapons out of his vehicle for the impending law enforcement response, Lantz said.
Officer Brent Payne was one of the first to arrive at the scene.
Within seconds, dashcam footage showed that Payne's vehicle was shot multiple times, Lantz showed during the press conference.
Parker shot 25 rounds at Payne and Gale's cruisers.
Gale was struck in the hand and was able to drive away from the scene.
Payne was shot by Parker multiple times and was able to get into the woodline, Lantz said.
FBI agents arrived at the scene within minutes and were able to find Payne and transport him to the hospital.
As detectives arrived, they began to use Payne's vehicle as cover, Lantz said.
Lantz said officers saw Parker firing shots at them, and they returned fire, killing him. Five officers fired shots at Parker.
Officers found Wagner still in his cruiser, and he was immediately transported to the the hospital by police, Lantz said.
Wagner died as a result of the shooting.
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At the scene, officers were concerned after seeing the number of weapons Parker had at the scene.
Seven rifles, one shotgun, two handguns, 294 loaded magazines, 7,500 rounds of ammunition, and containers of explosive materials were found at the scene.
Lantz said the weapons and ammunition were stored at Parker's home.
