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Woman Charged In Quakertown Shooting: Police

A Richland Township woman is accused of firing a gun at a building with people inside late on Saturday, Sept. 23, authorities say. 

Richland Twp. police

Richland Twp. police

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Amanda Nelson, 30, is charged with discharging a gun into an occupied structure, misdemeanor simple assault, and reckless endangerment, according to Richland police. 

Officers said Nelson fired the shots at a home on the 500 block of East Cherry Road, near the intersection with Gross Road. When police arrived, she refused to exit her home and was arrested by a Special Response Team, the department said. 

Court records show Nelson was arraigned early Sunday, Sept. 24 and her bail was set at 10 percent of $500,000, court records show. She has a preliminary hearing scheduled for Oct. 5. 

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