Woman arrested in connection with fatal stabbing in Denver

Denver police have arrested a woman suspected of a fatal stabbing early Wednesday morning.

According to the DPD, officers were called to the 8400 block of East Hampden Avenue around 12:27 a.m. on July 16, where they found a man suffering from a stab wound. The man was taken to an area hospital, where he later died.

Investigators said the victim lived with 57-year-old Samantha Shults and that the two were in an altercation before the man was stabbed. Authorities arrested Shults Thursday evening. She is facing charges of first-degree murder.