CLEVELAND, Ohio – A procession of hundreds of police cruisers guided Phillip Wagner back to his hometown on Friday, a day after the Lorain patrolman died in an attack on officers. Authorities stopped traffic,

Residents of Northeast Ohio honored Officer Phillip Wagner in a procession from Cleveland to North Ridgeville, remembering the fallen officer and Marine veteran who was killed in an ambush.

North Ridgeville police on Friday announced they plan to escort slain Lorain police officer Phillip Wagner as his procession to a funeral home passes through the city on Friday afternoon.

Around 4 p.m. Friday, a procession was held from Cleveland to North Ridgeville in honor of Lorain police officer Phillip Wagner.

In honor of fallen Lorain Police Officer Phillip Wagner, local artist Ron Moore Jr. is paying tribute with a heartfelt portrait, honoring his legacy and sacrifice.

Lorain's community unites in grief as they honor Officer Phillip Wagner, whose life was lost in an ambush, while two fellow officers recover from their injuries.

A vigil outside the Lorain Police Department has grown steadily since Wednesday, when three officers were shot in an ambush-style attack.

Lorain Police Officer Phillip Wagner died Thursday from injuries sustained in an ambush shooting Wednesday afternoon.

The body of Officer Wagner was escorted from the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner's Office in Cleveland to the Liston Funeral Home in North Ridgeville.

At a candlelight vigil Thursday evening, Acting Police Chief Michael Failing delivered an emotional update to a grieving community gathered to honor and support the officers.