77-year-old woman stabbed to death at her home during robbery, suspect arrested - ABC News

Atlanta constabulary person arrested the fishy who allegedly stabbed 77-year-old grandma Eleanor Bowles to decease successful her home's store and past stole her car.

Antonio Brown, 23, was taken into custody and is being questioned successful transportation to the transgression that's "rocking our community," Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens announced astatine a Monday evening quality conference.

It appeared Bowles interrupted the suspect's robbery of her 2021 Lexus RX350 between 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. connected Saturday, according to Atlanta Police Lt. Germain Dearlove.

Police said the suspect entered into Bowles' gated assemblage analyzable connected foot. Police said it's not clear how helium bypassed the complex's information gate.

Bowles was stabbed aggregate times. Her assemblage was discovered by her lad erstwhile helium came location to sojourn her for the holidays, Atlanta Police Deputy Chief Charles Hampton Jr. said.

"This is not a mode that a household should person to walk their vacation season, mourning and grieving the decease of a loved one," Hampton told reporters.

"Our satellite has been turned upside down and for truly nary bully reason," her son, Michael Bowles, said, according to WSB. "It was a senseless act."

Bowles' stolen car was driven passim Atlanta and has since been recovered, constabulary said.

Authorities had asked the nationalist to assistance place this idiosyncratic of involvement who they believed "may person important accusation successful this investigation."

Atlanta constabulary are searching for this idiosyncratic of involvement successful the fatal stabbing of 77-year-old Eleanor Bowles

Atlanta police

Dickens said a nonmigratory spotted Brown and contacted police. The politician said Brown was arrested little than 24 hours aft the idiosyncratic of involvement photograph was released.