LINCOLN, Del.- A Sussex County, Delaware man is behind bars on attempted murder and related charges after police said he shot his girlfriend during an argument on Christmas morning.

Delaware State Police responded to the home in the 19000 block of Pine Street in Lincoln around 7:40 a.m. Upon arrival, troopers made contact with a 37-year-old woman who had a single gunshot to her upper torso.

According to police, a fight between the woman and her boyfriend, identified as 40-year-old Javaghn D. Waples, of Lincoln, escalated, which led to the shooting. Waples also reportedly struck himself in his upper extremity.

Two minors, ages 12 and 15, were at the home at the time of the incident, police said.

The woman and Waples were taken to Milford Memorial Hospital with minor injuries.

Once released from the hospital, Waples was transported to Troop 4, where he was charged with first-degree attempt to commit murder, possession of a deadly weapon during the commission of a felony, possession of a deadly weapon by a person prohibited, terroristic threatening and two counts of endangering the welfare of a child.

Waples was arraigned and committed to the Sussex Correctional Institution on a $1.6 million cash only bond.