12 year old girl savagely killed at home after she texted her mom that someone was knocking

Police in Tennessee say a 12-year-old girl was “brutally killed” inside her home in Nashville last week just moments after she texted her mother about someone knocking at the door,

Investigators are currently on the hunt for the person who slaughtered 12-year-old Yhoana Arteaga on August 10, 2017.

A statement from the Nashville Police Department says, 'thus far, helpful information from citizens, through Crime Stoppers or otherwise, has been very limited. Detectives are optimistic that a meaningful lead or leads will result from scientific testing being conducted by the MNPD Crime Laboratory. This case is a priority for police department scientists as well as fingerprint experts who are studying a number of fingerprints discovered during the processing of the residence'.

Little Yhoana was found dead by family members at about 6:45 p.m. that Thursday. She’d reportedly been home alone, on crutches as she recovered from a recent skating accident. Her mother last saw her at 12:30 p.m. that day and last communicated with her at 5:30 p.m., when the girl sent her a text message saying that someone was at their door.

According to investigators, “there was blunt force trauma to Yhoana’s body and her clothing was in disarray.” So far, Police have not released the girl’s cause of death but said there was no obvious indication of forced entry into the home.