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Funeral Procession Route Set as Lawmaker Seeks Memorial Highway for Officer Phillip Wagner

State Rep. Joe Miller introduced a bill to rename a stretch of U.S. 6 as the Officer Phillip Wagner Memorial Highway.

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Overview

  • The Lorain Police Department released the full procession route for July 30, carrying Wagner’s remains from Rocket Arena to York Chapel in Bellevue.
  • Police have asked residents not to gather along the Ohio Turnpike and other high-speed areas as select highway entrances will be closed during the procession.
  • A private service at Rocket Arena will precede the public memorial at 11 a.m., with doors opening at 10 a.m. for colleagues, family and community members.
  • Miller’s proposed legislation, developed in coordination with the Lorain Police Department and Mayor Jack Bradley, would rename part of U.S. 6 in Wagner’s honor.
  • Wagner, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and father of three who joined the department in 2022, was killed on July 23 when a suspect opened fire during lunch at Colorado Avenue Industrial Park, wounding two fellow officers before the gunman was killed.