A 54-year-old man opened fire on a woman in Allentown after an argument early Sunday, killing her and hitting her teenage daughter as bullets flew, according to court records.

It was Allentown’s 16th homicide this year and second in five days.

Police allege Angel Manuel Cruz shot and killed Dagmary Baez-Arocho, 39, about 2 a.m. Sunday in their home at 962 Tilghman St.

According to court papers, Cruz and Baez-Arocho were arguing and when she demanded he leave the home, Cruz brandished a handgun and fired multiple times.

Bullets also struck Baez-Arocho’s 17-year-old daughter, according to authorities. Police said another of Baez-Arocho’s daughters, a 15-year-old, witnessed the shooting.

Police found blood and casings from a .45-caliber handgun at the scene, according to court records.

Baez-Arocho was transported to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest and pronounced dead at 2:26 a.m. Her 17-year-old daughter remains hospitalized, police said.

Cruz surrendered to police at Fourth and Linden streets and led officers to the gun used in the crime, court records say.

He told officers he pulled his handgun after Baez-Arocho slapped him during a heated argument, records say. Cruz said he didn’t intend to shoot the teenager, but that she was struck while he was firing at her mother, according to police.

Cruz was arraigned on charges of homicide, criminal attempt to commit homicide and aggravated assault. He was sent to Lehigh County Jail without bail.

The Allentown police and the district attorney’s office are investigating.

The killing marks the 16th homicide in the city in 2017 during what has been a particularly deadly year for Allentown. Here are the others: