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Police: Woman Fatally Shot Inside Lower Moreland Township Home

LOWER MORELAND TOWNSHIP, Pa. (CBS) -- Police say a woman was shot and killed inside of a home on the 2300 block of Dale Road Monday night. Authorities say a suspect is in custody and that the homicide appears to be domestic in nature.

Police responded to the home just before 5:30 p.m. for a reported shooting.

Officers on the scene located a woman with a gunshot wound inside the residence. She was transported to Abington Memorial Hospital where she was pronounced dead.

Police have not released the names of the victim or suspect in custody, or how the pair knew each other.

Neighbors were shocked by the news.

'They said there was a shooting, I said, 'There couldn't be a shooting in our neighborhood.' It's very quiet here," neighbor Anna Jenkins said. "It's crazy, it's just absolutely crazy. It's a shame."

An investigation continues.

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