Biker charged with firing shots into home, barely missing 2 kids

A reputed member of the Hells Angels motorcycle club has been indicted on felony charges accusing him of firing shots that narrowly missed two children inside a Daly City home, a San Mateo County prosecutor said Tuesday.

Investigators believe Dionicio Rafael Lopez, 24, mistakenly thought he was shooting into the house of a rival gang member.

He pleaded not guilty Monday in Superior Court in Redwood City to felony assault, as well as weapons and gang charges listed in a county grand jury indictment. He remains in jail on a no-bail hold.

Lopez fired two shots into the house on July 24, 2011, believing a member of the rival Wanted motorcycle gang lived there, said District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe.

But Lopez had the wrong house, and the bullets nearly hit two children, ages 6 and 9, Wagstaffe said. One of the shots hit a TV that the children were watching, ricocheted and lodged into a wall, the prosecutor said.

Officers found Lopez hiding in a nearby home, Wagstaffe said, adding that a gun was recovered.

Lopez’s attorney, Joe O’Sullivan, said Tuesday that he expects the charges to be dismissed.

“I believe them to be specious,” he said. “I know Mr. Lopez well. I don’t believe he could ever have committed the acts that are attributed to him.”