A man in Atlanta is facing murder and several other criminal charges following the fatal stabbing of an elderly woman.

Police were called to the Buckhead home of Eleanor Bowles on Saturday after her son, who was visiting for the holidays, found her dead in the garage.

When officers from the Atlanta Police Department arrived on the scene, they located the 77-year-old grandmother inside the residence. According to officials, Bowles "was not alert, conscious, or breathing and had sustained multiple lacerations."

On Monday, police announced the arrest of Antonio Brown, 23, after someone contacted authorities after spotting the suspect.

"Mr. Brown is currently being questioned by APD detectives in this case," Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens said during a press conference.

"We put a call to the public just yesterday asking for help... Today a resident spotted Mr. Brown, and...this arrest occurred in less than 24 hours."

Investigators believe the incident occurred around 11:30 a.m. when Brown broke into Bowles' home and attempted to steal her car. Police suspect Bowles was fatally stabbed after interrupting the robbery.

"The motive appears to be a crime interrupted, a robbery. Ms. Bowles was in possession of a 2021 Lexus, and we believe the individual attempted to steal the vehicle," Homicide Commander Lt. Germain Dearlove said in a statement.

"Ms. Bowles may have encountered him [while he was trying to take the car], and she was killed."

Brown is being held at the Fulton County Jail on charges of murder, elder abuse, aggravated battery, hijacking a motor vehicle, and possession of a knife during the commission of a felony.

Bowles' family and friends have created a GoFundMe to honor her memory and raise awareness for the Atlanta Humane Society, an organization she "loved."

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This image shows a crime scene in Hammond, Indiana, on Dec. 10, 2013. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images
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