A Lawrence County man is behind bars after allegedly killing his girlfriend in their home Monday night.

According to New Castle PSP, 33-year-old Michael Work of Bessemer Borough told his family members he had shot and killed his girlfriend identified as 33-year-old Brandi Genova in the couple's Bestview Avenue home.

Troopers arrived on scene and found Genova dead from gunshot wounds. Work was soon taken into custody in a nearby shopping plaza without incident.

Work is facing a charge of Criminal Homicide and is being held in the Lawrence County jail without bond.