1 hurt, 2 arrested in connection to Elyria shooting

Published: Jul. 30, 2026 at 3:11 PM EDT|Updated: 1 hour ago

ELYRIA, Ohio (WOIO) - Elyria police said two people are behind bars Thursday in connection to a shooting earlier this morning.

Officers identified the suspects as Steven Baker, 22, of Lorain, and Enrique Hintz, 20, of Bedford.

Officers identified the suspects as Steven Baker (right) and Enrique Hintz (left).
Officers identified the suspects as Steven Baker (right) and Enrique Hintz (left).(Source: Elyria police)

The shooting reportedly happened around 2:30 a.m. on Wooster Street near East Avenue.

Police said officers were there investigating when they learned that someone showed up to University Hospitals Elyria Medical Center with a gunshot wound.

Thankfully, police said the victim is expected to be OK. No one else was hurt.

The arrests came after police tracked down a suspect vehicle and made a traffic stop.

According to police, Baker is charged with felonious assault and discharging a firearm on or near prohibited premises while Hintz faces charges of complicity to commit felonious assault and complicity to discharging a firearm on or near prohibited premises.

Officers added that both men are locked up in the Lorain County Jail, where they are being held on $300,000 bonds.

Anyone with information about the shooting should contact Elyria police.