4300 block of Sheridan Drive (Google maps photo)

A 35-year-old woman was arrested Friday night in connection with the fatal stabbing of an 83-year-old man inside a Royal Oak home.

Royal Oak police said they responded to a call for help from a man in the 4300 block of Sheridan Drive around 9:45 p.m.

When officers arrived, they encountered the woman with blood on her hands. She was arrested following a brief foot chase.

Police then entered the home and found an unresponsive 83-year-old man in the basement with multiple stab wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

According to a police press release, the woman knew both the homeowner and the elderly man and was a guest in the house.

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