3 Ohio officers shot, gunman dead after lunchtime ambush, police say

Three Ohio police were shot, two of them multiple times, when a gunman opened fire on two of them as they ate a pizza lunch in their patrol cars Wednesday, the police chief in Lorain said

Three Ohio police were shot, two of them multiple times, when a gunman opened fire on two of them as they ate a pizza lunch in their patrol cars Wednesday, the police chief in Lorain said.

The gunman, who police said was fatally shot at the scene, had an “arsenal” of weapons and was “lying in wait” when he opened fire on the pair of parked patrol vehicles around 1:05 p.m., acting Police Chief Michael Failing said.

Mayor Jack Bradley said, “It’s a tragic day in the city of Lorain.”

Two officers had bought a pizza and were parked side-by-side in their patrol cars at the dead end of Missouri Avenue when the gunman, who was also parked at the dead end, opened fire, Failing said.

One of those officers was shot in the hand, and the second was shot multiple times, Failing said. A third officer who heard the call for help and was driving to assist was also shot multiple times, he said.