<p class="speakable"><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/us-regions/midwest/ohio" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Law enforcement in Ohio</a> identified a slain police officer, and the man accused of killing him, after an ambush shooting that left two more officers injured took place on Wednesday.</p><p class="speakable">Michael Parker, 28, was identified by the Elyria Police Department on Thursday as the man allegedly responsible for the "significant gunfire" officers were met with when responding to a call in Lorain, Ohio, on Wednesday afternoon.</p><p>A call went out from an on-duty officer after the radio broadcast picked up gunshots in the area of River Bend Drive. </p><p>As other Lorain officers arrived at the location, Parker "opened fire" on them with a "high-powered rifle," according to Elyria Police Chief James Welsh.</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/shooting-wounds-three-ohio-police-officers-two-serious-condition-suspect-dies" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><strong>SHOOTING WOUNDS THREE OHIO POLICE OFFICERS, TWO IN SERIOUS CONDITION, AS SUSPECT DIES</strong></a></p><p>Parker was ultimately killed during an <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/crime" rel="noopener" target="_blank">exchange of gunfire</a> that also struck three Lorain officers. One of the officers, later identified as 35-year-old Phillip Wagner by the Lorain County Sheriff's Office, died at the hospital on Thursday.</p><p>"Officer Wagner, only 35 years old, gave his life in service to his community, a sacrifice that words can never fully honor. He was not only a dedicated officer, but a husband, father, son, brother, and friend," the LCSO wrote on Facebook. "His impact reached far beyond the badge, and his absence will be deeply felt by all who knew and served alongside him."</p><p>The Elyria Police Department, which is leading the investigation into the deadly ambush, shared preliminary information on the case on its Facebook page.</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/ohio-deputy-hit-killed-father-teen-fatally-shot-officer-day-earlier-police" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><strong>OHIO DEPUTY STRUCK AND KILLED BY FATHER OF TEEN FATALLY SHOT BY OFFICER A DAY EARLIER: POLICE</strong></a></p><p>Parker's vehicle, which was parked near the dead end of River Bend Drive, allegedly had "multiple high-powered files, handguns, and a substantial quantity of loaded magazines" inside or near it when it was searched, Elyria police said.</p><p>Suspicious baggage was also located and concerns over possible explosive devices were raised, prompting a request for the Lorain County Bomb Squad.</p><p>"…bomb technicians discovered a significant quantity of improvised explosive materials within the vehicle. The materials were safely removed and disposed of through a controlled detonation away from the crime scene," Elyria police said.</p><p><a href="https://foxnews.com/download" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP</u></strong></a></p><p>Wagner, a Marine veteran, <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/crime/police-and-law-enforcement" rel="noopener" target="_blank">served with Lorain police</a> for three years and the Sheffield Village Police Department for four years, according to the Officer Down Memorial Page. </p><p>He is survived by his wife and two children. </p>