A 36-year-old woman was fatally shot in a Stamford apartment Tuesday night, police say.

Stamford police say it happened around 9:45 p.m. in an apartment at 116 Woodside Green.

They say Anthony Vines reported that his girlfriend, Stephanie Giurand, tried to stab him and that he shot her.

Giurand was pronounced dead as a result of a single gunshot wound to her head.

Investigators seized numerous items, including a knife and a firearm.

Vines is a convicted felon and therefore prohibited from possessing a firearm.

Vines was arrested and charged with criminal possession of a firearm. He is being held on a $500,000 bond.