DENVER (KDVR) -- A man was arrested after police said he admitted to shooting and killing his common-law wife in Aurora over the weekend.

According to a report from the Aurora Police Department, dispatchers got a call around 11:15 p.m. on Sunday from a man who said he had shot and killed his wife in their apartment, located in the 900 block of South Ivory Circle.

Officers responded and found the man at a bus stop on Chambers Road, not far from the apartment.

Investigators learned that the shooting happened around 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, about 38 hours before the suspect reported the shooting, police said.

At the apartment, police found a firearm and a 61-year-old woman "deceased from apparent gunshot wounds."

The suspect, identified as 60-year-old Phil Atchue, was arrested on charges of first-degree murder, and charges will be formally filed by the 18th Judicial District Attorney's Office.

The woman will be identified by the Arapahoe County Coroner's Office. Police said the investigation is ongoing.