Morrisville Police Department said Michael Aaron Matthews was arrested on charges of murder stemming from a shooting that happened shortly after 9 p.m. on Friday.
The woman killed in the shooting has been identified as Matthews' wife, 33-year-old Nabaruna Karamakar.
Investigators responded to the couple's home located on Seagrave Place, which is in a neighborhood off Northwest Cary Parkway.
Crews remained in the neighborhood for several hours Friday night and then announced the arrest and murder charges Saturday morning.