Lorain man charged with shooting female family member in face in August

A Lorain man who allegedly shot a female family member in the face during an incident in August at the home they shared is now facing five criminal charges. Jonathan Lopez-Hance, 40, of West 18th Street, was indicted Friday in Lorain County Common Pleas Court on two counts of felonious assault and one count each of tampering with evidence and obstructing official business, all felonies, and one misdemeanor charge of domestic violence. Firearms specifications to the two felonious assault charges could add additional mandatory prison time to any sentence he receives if convicted. He also will have to forfeit a Raven MP .25-caliber pistol if convicted. Lopez-Hance will be arraigned Nov. 19 in Judge Chris Cook's courtroom. He was being held in the Lorain County Jail on $250,000 bond. A message seeking comment on the charges was left for Lopez-Hance's attorney. Lorain police said Lopez-Hance shot a 63-year-old woman in the face with the small-caliber gun late in the afternoon of Aug. 21. Officer responded to the shooting in the 500 block of West 18th Street and found the victim with a gunshot wound to her face, Lorain police said. She was alert and able to communicate, police said, and first aid was given at the scene. The victim was taken to University Hospitals Elyria Medical Center for treatment. Police took Lopez-Hance into custody and recovered the gun allegedly used in the shooting. No motive was given. Contact Dave O'Brien at 440-329-7129 or dobrien@chroniclet.com.