Family members of Lorain police officer Phillip Wagner are escorted by Cleveland police honorary motorcycle unit on East 9th Street in Cleveland to Rocket Arena for his memorial service on Wednesday, July 30, 2025 in Cleveland. (John Kuntz/Cleveland.com via AP)

Rows of uniformed law enforcement and a crowd of other mourners honored a slain Ohio police officer during a public memorial at a Cleveland arena on Wednesday, a week after authorities say a shooter lying in wait ambushed him and another officer as they parked to eat lunch in a remote area.

Before the service, a funeral procession for Lorain Police Officer Phillip C. Wagner, 35, rolled from a funeral home in North Ridgeville into downtown Cleveland and to Rocket Arena, where the NBA’s Cavaliers play. Members of the community and O

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