Arrest Made In Deadly Mountville Shooting

A woman has been charged in last Friday's deadly Mountville shooting, West Hempfield police said.

West Hempfield Twp PD
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04/19/2021 2:19 p.m.

Cherrelle Alish Byrd, 34 of Mountville, was in an argument with Richard Williams on the 400 block of Hillsdale Drive when they found the victim -- Richard Williams -- with a single gunshot wound, police said.

Williams later died at Lancaster General Hospital.

Byrd was arrested for criminal homicide at 4:25 a.m. on Saturday.

She was remanded to Lancaster County Prison in lieu of $75,000 bail.

Byrd’s preliminary hearing is scheduled for 9 a.m. April 28.

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