9-year-old killed by intruder: Manhunt Started to Hunt an INTRUDER
9-year-old killed by an intruder during a home invasion in California was discovered with multiple stab
wounds Saturday inside her rural Valley Springs home. Manhunt was in full force on Sunday when The girl's brother
didn’t recognize the attacker, Calaveras County authorities said. Their
parents weren’t home at the time.
An armed man is on the loose after police say he stabbed a 9-year-old girl inside her home in Valley Springs, Calif., on Saturday.
Authorities were on the hunt Sunday for a crazed killer who broke into a rural northern California home and fatally stabbed a 9-year-old girl.
Residents in Valley Springs, southeast of Sacramento, have been ordered to lock their doors while sheriff’s deputies canvass the community following the discovery of the victim around noon Saturday.
“We were doing a house-to-house search and in some cases were searching attics and storages,” Calaveras County Sheriff’s Capt. Jim Macedo said Saturday night. “It’s a difficult area to search. It’s rural, it’s remote.” Nydailynews reported
The 12-year-old brother of the unidentified girl first spotted an intruder inside their home, police said in a news release. The boy then called his parents, who were out at the time, and they alerted 911.
Around noon on Saturday, the 12-year-old brother of the unidentified girl spotted an intruder inside of their home. He called his parents, who were out at the time, and the police were alerted by a 911 call.
The man ended up running off, but the young boy soon discovered his nine-year-old sister had been stabbed multiple times. The young girl later died at a hospital.
A neighbor also saw the suspect fleeing from the home. The intruder was described as a white or Hispanic male, about six feet tall. He is said to have a muscular build and longer gray hair. At the time of the attack, he was wearing blue pants and a black long-sleeved shirt.
Calaveras County Sheriff’s Capt. Jim Macedo said they’re employing air and ground search efforts to find a man suspected of fatally stabbing a 9-year-old girl on Saturday.
When the man ran off, the boy discovered his sister had been stabbed multiple times. She later died at the hospital.
A neighbor saw the suspect fleeing the scene.
He is described as a white or Hispanic male, about 6 feet tall with a muscular build and longer gray hair. He was wearing a black long-sleeved shirt and blue pants.
The rural community of Valley Springs, Calif., is not known for such brutal and random violence, residents say.
Macedo said the siblings didn’t recognize the man, who is considered armed and dangerous.
The shocking — and seemingly random — violence has rattled residents of Valley Springs, a small community of 3,500.
“It’s hard to even imagine how somebody could do that,” neighbor Mike Harris told CBS affiliate KOVR-TV about the brutal stabbing.
Police are asking residents for information about anyone with unexplained injuries or who may have suddenly skipped town. A 24-hour tip line has been set up at 209-754-6030.
An armed man is on the loose after police say he stabbed a 9-year-old girl inside her home in Valley Springs, Calif., on Saturday.
Authorities were on the hunt Sunday for a crazed killer who broke into a rural northern California home and fatally stabbed a 9-year-old girl.
Residents in Valley Springs, southeast of Sacramento, have been ordered to lock their doors while sheriff’s deputies canvass the community following the discovery of the victim around noon Saturday.
“We were doing a house-to-house search and in some cases were searching attics and storages,” Calaveras County Sheriff’s Capt. Jim Macedo said Saturday night. “It’s a difficult area to search. It’s rural, it’s remote.” Nydailynews reported
The 12-year-old brother of the unidentified girl first spotted an intruder inside their home, police said in a news release. The boy then called his parents, who were out at the time, and they alerted 911.
Around noon on Saturday, the 12-year-old brother of the unidentified girl spotted an intruder inside of their home. He called his parents, who were out at the time, and the police were alerted by a 911 call.
The man ended up running off, but the young boy soon discovered his nine-year-old sister had been stabbed multiple times. The young girl later died at a hospital.
A neighbor also saw the suspect fleeing from the home. The intruder was described as a white or Hispanic male, about six feet tall. He is said to have a muscular build and longer gray hair. At the time of the attack, he was wearing blue pants and a black long-sleeved shirt.
Calaveras County Sheriff’s Capt. Jim Macedo said they’re employing air and ground search efforts to find a man suspected of fatally stabbing a 9-year-old girl on Saturday.
When the man ran off, the boy discovered his sister had been stabbed multiple times. She later died at the hospital.
A neighbor saw the suspect fleeing the scene.
He is described as a white or Hispanic male, about 6 feet tall with a muscular build and longer gray hair. He was wearing a black long-sleeved shirt and blue pants.
The rural community of Valley Springs, Calif., is not known for such brutal and random violence, residents say.
Macedo said the siblings didn’t recognize the man, who is considered armed and dangerous.
The shocking — and seemingly random — violence has rattled residents of Valley Springs, a small community of 3,500.
“It’s hard to even imagine how somebody could do that,” neighbor Mike Harris told CBS affiliate KOVR-TV about the brutal stabbing.
Police are asking residents for information about anyone with unexplained injuries or who may have suddenly skipped town. A 24-hour tip line has been set up at 209-754-6030.
