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

Three police officers have been shot in Lorain, according to the Lorain County Sheriff. A law enforcement source called the shootings an ambush. Lorain Mayor Jack Bradley confirmed that two officers were life-flighted to MetroHealth in serious condition and one was transported to Mercy Health with non-life-threatening injuries.

The man who shot three Lorain police officers on Wednesday was killed when officers returned fire. Initially, police were unsure whether Michael Parker, 28, had died by suicide or police gunfire.