An 18-year-old woman was fatally shot Monday afternoon.

Police responded to an apartment complex in the 1700 block of Euclid Avenue in El Centro at about 2:35 p.m. Monday. Initial information indicated that the woman had accidently shot herself, but further investigation found that the woman was shot by a 19-year-old male. The woman was declared dead at the scene of the shooting. The suspect was taken into custody a short time later and was booked at Imperial County Jail for murder. The investigation is continuing.