A Vicksburg woman was in the Warren County Jail Friday in lieu of $150,000 bond and charged with first-degree murder in the Monday night shooting death of her husband.

Judge Toni Terrett set the bail for Becky Gail Harris, 46, 610 Smedes St., at an initial appearance in Municipal Court Thursday afternoon. Harris is accused of shooting her husband, 61-year-old Alfred “Stan” Harris, in the back of the head during an argument at the couple’s home.

If convicted on the charge, she would be sentenced to life in prison, Terrett said.

Harris’ attorney, Travis T. Vance, argued for a smaller bond, telling Terrett Harris had family in the community and was not a flight risk.

“She’s never been in trouble before,” he said. “Bond should not be punishment.”

Police took Harris into custody after the shooting and she was held at the Issaquena County Correction Center during the three-day police investigation into the case. She was charged Wednesday.

Officers were called about 10 p.m. Monday to the Smedes Street area about a shooting, and as they arrived on scene, Harris flagged them down and reported a shooting occurred inside her home. Officers found Alfred Harris dead in a bedroom. Wednesday, investigators received a report from the pathologist at the Mississippi Crime Lab indicating Harris’ death was a homicide.

According to initial reports, the shooting was the result of an argument between the couple.

The cause of the argument had not been determined, and police did not know if the couple had a history of domestic violence.