Posted on 04/28/2013 4:43:46 PM PDT by Alaska Wolf
California police are hunting for a man after a 8-year-old girl was attacked inside her home Saturday and later died.
The Calaveras County Sheriff's office said that the man was considered armed and dangerous, and authorities are warning residents in the Northern California town of Valley Springs to lock their doors.
He is described as a white or Hispanic male around 6 feet tall, with long gray hair and a muscular build. He was last seen wearing a black long-sleeved shirt with blue pants.
According to Fox 40, the victim's 12-year-old brother was in the home at the time of the attack and called 911 after seeing an intruder. The girl was found with serious stab wounds and was later pronounced dead at a hospital.
The county coroner identified the girl as 8-year-old Leila Fowler. Initially she was reported as being 9-years-old, but Coroner Kevin Raggio said Sunday she would have turned 9 in June.
Authorities spent Saturday night and into Sunday conducting a door-to-door sweep of homes scattered across hilly terrain, checking storage sheds and horse stables, and even searching attics.
"It is a difficult area to search, it's rural, remote," sheriff's Capt. Jim Macedo said.
Reverse 911 calls and Nixle mass notifications alerted area residents about the incident and the search for the suspect, officials said.
"I was working on my tractor and a CHP copter kept flying over my house," area resident Roger Ballew, 35, told The Associated Press on Sunday, referring to the California Highway Patrol.
A SWAT team showed up at his house Saturday night and told him to stay inside, Ballew said.
"It was nerve-wracking, I didn't sleep well," he said.
Investigators on Sunday were interviewing several people, but no suspects have been named.
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Might be headed to the border. Then again, probably can’t tell when he has crossed it.
I have insurance on my home, vehicles, RV, ATVs, boat, life and health. I also carry a firearm as insurance.
Context is everything.
I posted:
Isn’t it nice that in land of gun-control, we’re told to cower in our homes.
How about:
“Strap on your gear and pay attention!”
It shouldn't be necessary, should it?
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