Boyfriend accused of stabbing woman at Clarkston apartment

CLARKSTON, Ga. - Clarkston police are investigating after a woman was fatally stabbed early Sunday morning at an apartment complex. 

What we know:

Officers responded to the complex in the 3000 block of Clarkston Industrial Boulevard around 2:30 a.m.

When they arrived, police found a woman suffering from a stab wound to the chest. The woman, identified as 67-year-old Joyce Mitchell, died on the scene, police said.  

Mitchell’s boyfriend was also present when police arrived and was detained for questioning.

After the on-scene investigation, the victim’s boyfriend, identified as Donald Lewis, 64, was arrested.

Lewis was taken to the DeKalb County Jail and booked for malice murder and possession of a weapon during the commission of a felony.

An investigation is ongoing. 

What we don't know:

Police did not say what happened when Lewis was detained for questioning or the circumstances that led up to the fatal stabbing.

It is unclear if a weapon was recovered.