Police said James Nolan went to 616 Cambridge Ave. this afternoon and shot his former wife, Lynn, before going out into the driveway and killing himself.

According to a dispatch from the LifeFlight helicopter that was transporting Lynn Nolan to Metro General in Cleveland from EMH, where she was initially transported, she is 37 years old and was shot several times – once in the face, twice in the shoulder and once in the arm.

Elyria Police Det. Andy Eichenlaub said at the time of the shooting, the couple’s two teenaged girls were out in the yard.

According to the Lorain County Auditor’s Web site, the Cambridge house is owned by James and Lynn Nolan.

According to the Lorain County Common Pleas Court Web site, Lynn Nolan filed for divorce in November and four days later, mutual restraining orders went into effect. The divorce was granted on Feb. 6.

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