CONWAY, N.H. – The Maine woman charged with manslaughter in a weekend shooting death was ordered held on $30,000 bail Monday.

Sara Hersh, 21, of Fryeburg, Maine, appeared in Northern Carroll County District Court on charges that she fired the shot that killed Douglas Silvio, 42, of Conway early Friday.

Judge James Patten set bail at $5,000 cash or surety, the rest personal recognizance.

District courts do not handle pleas in felony cases.

Someone who called 911 to report the shooting said the woman who fired did not know the gun was loaded, according to the police log.

Silvio and Hersh were at a Christmas party at Crow’s Creations, a tattoo and piercing parlor. The person who called 911 said the victim was dead.

An autopsy showed that Silvio was shot in the chest.

Philip “Chip” Laverriere Jr. owns Crow’s Creations. In a statement to The Conway Daily Sun, he said he had asked guests who planned to drink to spend the night so they wouldn’t drive.

“I wanted to keep the safety of friends who were over for a Christmas party first,” Laverriere said.