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Toronto Sun
24-07-2025
- Toronto Sun
Police say waiting shooter ambushed 2 Ohio officers parked for lunch and seriously injured a third
Published Jul 24, 2025 • 2 minute read This aerial image taken from video provided by WEWS shows police working at the scene of shooting after police officers were wounded and a man was killed in an exchange of gunfire early Wednesday afternoon, July 23, 2025, in an industrial area of Lorain, Ohio. Photo by WEWS via AP / AP LORAIN, Ohio — An armed man lying in wait on a dead-end street shot and wounded two Ohio police officers when they parked their patrol vehicles in an undeveloped industrial park to eat lunch Wednesday, and an officer driving into the scene in response to their call for help also was shot and seriously injured, officials said. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account The shooter 'was shot on scene and was pronounced deceased,' said Michael Failing, the acting police chief in Lorain, about 25 miles (40 kilometres) west of Cleveland. The man 'had an arsenal of weapons with him,' said Failing, who did not share further details on that and noted that the available information about the shooting was preliminary. James Welsh, the police chief in nearby Elyria whose department is investigating what happened, told reporters earlier that Lorain officers were ambushed by a man firing a high-powered rifle, and that police returned fire. Welsh said it wasn't immediately clear if the suspect, a 28-year-old Lorain man whom Welsh and Failing did not name, was killed by the officers or shot himself. Welsh said the man is believed to have acted alone. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Two of the officers suffered multiple gunshot wounds, Failing said. They were in critical condition after being flown to a trauma center, according to a statement issued by the Ohio Fraternal Order of Police hours after the shooting. The other officer was shot in the hand and was treated at a local medical facility, Failing said. He said the ambushed officers had just bought a pizza and parked side by side to eat in their vehicles. Responding officers loaded the wounded into patrol vehicles and rushed them to get medical care, he said. Authorities shared no details Wednesday about what might have motivated the shooting. 'It's a tragic day in the city of Lorain, but we're a strong city, and we're going to move forward,' Mayor Jack Bradley said. He said officers will be offered counseling to help process what happened. Bradley also said he'd spoken with Gov. Mike DeWine, who offered support. In a separate statement, the governor said the shooting 'reminds us that those who work in law enforcement risk their lives every day for the safety of their communities.' Sports Golf Canada Canada Sunshine Girls
Chicago Tribune
04-06-2025
- General
- Chicago Tribune
Aurora exhibit explores impact of 9/11 terror attacks: ‘It's really powerful'
An exhibit focusing on the impact of the attacks on the United States on Sept. 11, 2001, is running now through Sept. 13 at the Aurora Regional Fire Museum in downtown Aurora. The exhibit called 'America United: The Days After 9/11' was created by the Children's Museum of Oak Lawn which, according to Brian Failing, executive director of the Aurora Regional Fire Museum, 'reached out to us and offered to share the exhibit.' The display features pieces from two metal beams recovered from the World Trade Center site in New York City that was attacked on Sept. 11, 2001. While the exhibit includes a timeline of the day's events, its focus is on what came after: the emotions, resilience and acts of unity that followed, according to a press release about the display. Two interactive tables prompt visitors to the exhibit to reflect on themes of compassion, community and what it means to be American, the release stated. Failing said the new exhibit is one of the most powerful the museum has ever featured. 'It puts a different spin, a different dimension on 9/11, something that really is meaningful to all of our visitors whether they were impacted by it or are too young to remember it,' Failing said. 'There's something about seeing the beams and having a conversation about that day.' The pieces of the beams themselves are not overly large, Failing said, 'but the weight is substantial.' A special welcoming ceremony was held at 2 p.m. on Monday where members of the Aurora fire and police departments escorted the exhibit to the museum, where it was received by the Aurora Fire Department Honor Guard. 'It's just so impactful seeing it and how something that we know is from the World Trade Center and seeing how it's twisted – words can't even describe it,' he said. 'It's really powerful. It really shows how important physical artifacts are to museums and just showing and remembering,' he said on Tuesday. 'For me, when this happened, I was in fourth grade and was maybe 9 years old. Yesterday I stood looking at it with my daughter who is just 3 years old and I was just thinking – I was in fourth grade and remembering where I was. It's amazing how objects can just evoke those memories.' Jim Levicki, public safety media manager and information officer for the Aurora Police Department, said the exhibit, though small, is 'awe inspiring when you see it.' 'It's pretty cool to see a piece of history,' he said. 'When I was there Monday, I turned to one of the firemen and asked, 'Were you working on 9/11?' and he said he was a high school senior. I was a police officer then and was on duty that day and this, to me, is a reminder there are people out there who don't even know what this was. It was like me reading about Pearl Harbor. 'It's important that people never forget the things that happened that day and the impact they had on the country moving forward,' Levicki added. 'Everybody just had a moment of pause when they saw it and realized what exactly it was.' As the weeks go by, Failing said he hopes that visitors will experience 'the power of artifacts and having this direct piece from history.' 'We always say, 'We will never forget,' but this is also about all the things the exhibit can convey and the stories it can tell and the conversations that can be had,' he said. The Aurora Regional Fire Museum is at 53 N. Broadway in Aurora and is open from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. For more information on the exhibit, go to
