A 45-year-old woman was shot dead by her boyfriend during an argument Sunday evening, according to police.

Helen Lynn Farr, who has recent addresses in Tullytown and East Greenville, Montgomery County, was killed by a single gunshot wound to the neck and chest area around 8:40 p.m. Sunday. She was shot dead with a Ruger .380 caliber handgun outside a home in the 300 block of Main Street.

Farr, according to an affidavit of probable cause filed by Tullytown police and Bucks County Detectives, Farr was shot by her boyfriend – Anthony J. Depolo, 33, of East Greenville – after an argument. The 33 year old allegedly admitted to police that he pulled out his handgun and fired at Farr after she was coming at him during the argument.

In court documents, police noted that Depolo initially told investigators on two occasions shortly after the shooting that Farr had actually removed his handgun from his waistband holster and shot herself. During the second conversation with Bucks County detectives Lt. David Kemmerer and Martin McDonough, Depolo reportedly said he was not arguing with his girlfriend leading up to her death.

Police said Depolo was standing near Farr’s body when Sgt. Andrew Bunda pulled up after responding to the shooting call, which was initially reported as a self-inflicted gunshot.

A man who lives near the shooting scene told LevittownNow.com that he heard what sounded like a firecracker shortly after 8:30 p.m. Moments later, he saw police from multiple towns pulling up to the scene of the shooting.

Neighbors said they saw Depolo led from the crime to the rear of a waiting police SUV before it headed toward the police station.

Police said Farr was staying with a relative in Tullytown.

Main Street was closed in the area of the shooting for hours late Sunday and early Monday as police processed the crime scene.

Depolo was charged Monday morning with criminal homicide and possession of an instrument of crime. He was arraigned before District Judge Robert Wagner and held without bail.

Editor’s Note: All individuals arrested or charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty. The story was compiled using information from police and public court documents.