CLEVELAND — Two northern Ohio police officers injured in an ambush shooting that killed one of their own were honored in Cleveland this weekend.
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Lorain officers Peter Gale and Brent Payne delivered the game ball to the mound for Saturday’s Cleveland Guardians game against the Seattle Mariners.
The officers, sporting custom Guardians jerseys, received a standing ovation as they delivered the game ball.
“Thank you both for your service,” the Guardians wrote in a social media post.
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Gale and Payne are still recovering from the shooting that killed their fellow officer, Phillip Wagner, last month.
As News Center 7 previously reported, Wagner and Gale were splitting a pizza on their lunch break when police said the suspected shooter ambushed them with a high-powered rifle.
Payne rushed to the scene to help and was also shot.
The suspect died at the scene.
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