VALLEY SPRINGS, Calif., April 29 (UPI) -- Police in Valley Springs, Calif., said they believe they found fingerprints and DNA evidence at the home of an 8-year-old girl who was stabbed to death. <\/p>\n
Leila Fowler was found covered with stab wounds Saturday by her 12-year-old brother. The boy also found an intruder inside the family's home, and the man ran away. <\/p>\n
Leila was later pronounced dead at a hospital. An autopsy is scheduled for Monday, CNN reported. <\/p>\n
After a thorough search of the Valley Springs home, police said they think they found fingerprints and DNA evidence from the intruder, who they described as a white or Hispanic male with long gray hair, KCRA-TV, Sacramento, reported Sunday. <\/p>\n
The man is 6 feet tall with a muscular build and was last seen wearing a black long-sleeved shirt and blue pants. <\/p>\n
Calaveras County sheriff's deputies stepped up security at nearby schools and bus stops after the attack, CNN said. <\/p>\n
Grief counselors were sent to Leila's elementary school and a candlelight vigil is planned for Tuesday, KCRA reported. <\/p>\n
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