CLOSE Authorities in Wisconsin are still searching for a missing 13-year-old girl. Here's the timeline of events after the initial 911 call on Monday morning when police found her parents dead. USA TODAY 
 
 Jayme Closs (Photo: Barron County Sheriff's Department) 
 
 BARRON, Wis. - A missing Wisconsin teenager was still at home when her parents were shot to death this week, the Barron County sheriff said Wednesday. 
 
 Officials determined that James and Denise Closs died from gunshot wounds early Monday and ruled their deaths as homicides, Barron County Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald said at an afternoon news conference. Further details about the autopsies were not available, and the murder weapon has not been found. 
 
 Authorities issued a national Amber alert Monday afternoon for 13-year-old Jayme Closs, and the search for her continued Wednesday. Officials believe she's in danger but Fitzgerald said they expect to find her alive. 
 
 The sheriff's department arrived early Monday at the Closs' home about a mile west of Barron after dispatchers received a 911 call from an unknown person. Officials found the bodies of James Closs, 56, and Denise Closs, 46, but their daughter was nowhere to be found. 
 
 Officials have said the 911 call came from inside the home and identified the cellphone it came from but declined to say who owns it. The caller did not speak to dispatchers. 
 
 More: What we know about the disappearance of Jayme Closs 
 
 Fitzgerald on Wednesday said that information from the phone call and from inside the home led investigators to conclude that Jayme Closs was home at the time her parents were killed. 
 
 The Miami Police Department tweeted Monday that Jayme may have been spotted nearby in a black Ford Explorer with Wisconsin plates with two well-dressed, bearded men. But Fitzgerald said Wednesday that they haven't received any tips of a credible sighting, and on Tuesday he cast doubt on the Miami report. 
 
 Law enforcement officers use a police canine Tuesday as they walk the property in the Town of Barron where Jayme Closs disappeared. (Photo: TZ Kha/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin) 
 
 The murders and subsequent disappearance of Jayme have rattled the quiet town of fewer than 3,500 people. Barron is about 45 miles northwest of Eau Claire and 80 miles northeast of Minneapolis. 
 
 With strawberry-blond hair and green eyes, Jayme has been described as a sweet, quiet girl who runs cross country and loves to dance. Her parents were longtime employees of Jennie-O Turkey Store in Barron. 
 
 The sheriff scheduled a town hall Wednesday night exclusively for Barron residents to have a dialogue about how the community is coping. Victim assistance personnel were to be available to address wellness concerns. 
 
 Read or Share this story: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/10/17/missing-wisconsin-girl-jayme-closs-parents-were-shot-death/1676980002/ ||||| (CNN) Volunteers and law enforcement combed the side of a highway on Thursday looking for evidence in the disappearance of a missing Wisconsin teenager whose parents were found dead in their home this week. 
 
 But the search along Highway 8 in Barron County, Wisconsin, didn't turn up anything of value, according to Barron County Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald. 
 
 Hours earlier, Fitzgerald asked for 100 volunteers to help in the routine search for evidence that could be related to the case as the search for Jayme Closs entered its fourth day. 
 
 The 13-year-old was likely at her family's Barron home, located on Highway 8, when her parents were shot dead, and she vanished moments later, investigators believe. Her whereabouts and safety are still in question. 
 
 "We believe Jayme was in the home at the time of the homicides and we believe she's still in danger," Fitzgerald said this week. 
 
 Thursday's search took place about 3 miles from the family's home, according to CNN affiliate WCCO 
 
 Since authorities received a cryptic 911 call and discovered the bodies of Jayme's parents in their home near the town of Barron early Monday, investigators have received more than 800 tips and have not confirmed any credible sightings of the girl. 
 
 But the sheriff said he has a "100% expectation that she's alive." 
 
 #FBIMilwaukee needs your help, as the search continues to bring home 13 year old Jayme Closs, now missing & endangered after her parents were found dead in their home in Barron, WI early this week. Call the tip line 1-855-744-3879.#FindJayme pic.twitter.com/rNELlQKJb6 — FBI Milwaukee (@FBIMilwaukee) October 17, 2018 
 
 An Amber Alert was issued Monday for Jayme and several law enforcement agencies have joined the search. 
 
 Motive in parents' death is unclear 
 
 Deputies are also trying to solve the killings of Jayme's parents, James Closs, 56, and Denise Closs, 46, in the small city of Barron. 
 
 During a 911 call shortly before 1 a.m. Monday, the dispatcher heard a disturbance in the background. But no one spoke directly to the dispatcher, Fitzgerald said. 
 
 When deputes arrived to the home less than four minutes later, Fitzgerald said, no one was in sight and no vehicles were in the immediate area. 
 
 Closs' parents were shot and their deaths have been ruled homicides, Fitzgerald said Wednesday. No gun was found at the scene, he said. 
 
 It's not clear how long James and Denise Closs had been dead when their bodies were discovered Monday. 
 
 On HLN's "Crime & Justice" Wednesday night, Fitzgerald told host Ashleigh Banfield that deputies had recovered the cell phone from which the 911 call was made. 
 
 Fitzgerald said additional agencies, including the FBI, are involved. "They are the experts in breaking down 911 tapes, looking at our phones, and taking care of all evidence in that manner," he said. 
 
 Authorities said they have determined whose cell phone the call came from, but declined to identify the owner. 
 
 Investigators also believe Jayme was at home during the shooting based on details from the 911 call and evidence from the home. 
 
 "Is it a random attack or a targeted attack? I don't know that answer," Fitzgerald told reporters. "That's why those leads are so important." 
 
 Joan Smrekar, who lives next door to the Closs home, told Banfield she heard two shots a couple of seconds apart just after 12:30 a.m. Monday. 
 
 "It was just, 'bang' and 'bang,'" Smrekar said. 
 
 Relatives wait in agony 
 
 Seara Closs said she wishes she were the one endangered, not her cousin Jayme. Seara wrote an open letter to Jayme on Facebook. 
 
 "I'm going thru our family pictures, worrying sick about you :( wishing we could trade places just to get you home and out of harms way," Seara Closs posted 
 
 In her post, Seara reminded her cousin that her family -- including her slain parents -- love her dearly. 
 
 "Grandpa Jim (James) Closs, your Momma Bear, Denise Closs and your very own night [in] shinning armor, your Daddyo Jim JR Closs ... love all of you!" Seara Closs wrote. 
 
 Authorities said they don't believe Jayme Closs ran away. 
 
 Barron Area School District administrator Diane Tremblay said Jayme, a member of her school's cross-country team, is a "sweet girl who is a loyal friend and loves to dance." 
 
 During a recent school assignment, Jayme was asked what she would do with $1 million, Tremblay said. Jayme wrote that she would "feed the hungry and give the rest to the poor." 
 
 Both James and Denise Closs were long-time employees of the Jennie-O Turkey Store in Barron, Jennie-O's parent company Hormel said. 
 
 "Our thoughts are with the Closs family and the entire Barron community," said a statement from Jennie-O Turkey Store officials. 
 
 "This is a difficult time for our entire team and we are mourning this loss and are still processing this terrible tragedy. We are also hopeful for the safe return of their daughter, Jayme, and are keeping her and the Closs family in our thoughts." 
 
 Jayme Closs is 5 feet tall, weighs 100 pounds and has green eyes and blond or strawberry blond hair, the sheriff's department said. Anyone with information can call the tip line at 1-855-744-3879. 
 
 Correction: A prior version of this story incorrectly spelled the missing girl's last name. ||||| Wisconsin police are still searching for 13-year-old Jayme Closs, who was reported missing when her parents were found dead early Monday. 
 
 James and Denise Closs were discovered slain in their home just outside of Barron, about 90 miles northeast of Minneapolis, after cops responded to a 911 call around 1 am. An AMBER alert was issued for Jayme that afternoon. 
 
 Barron County Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald told reporters the 911 call came from a cellphone inside the Closs residence but declined to say whose number it was. Investigators don’t believe Jayme is a suspect in her parents’ deaths, Fitzgerald said. 
 
 On Tuesday, reports surfaced that Jayme may have been spotted at a Miami gas station in a black Ford Explorer with Wisconsin tags, in the company of two “well dressed, bearded men.” But at a press conference later that afternoon, Fitzgerald said the Florida sighting didn’t appear to be a “credible tip.” 
 
 “We have followed up on that tip. That information did not come from this podium. It’s not credible information,” Fitzgerald said, after he warned citizens and the news media not to publish unverified information. 
 
 Fitzgerald said a tip line brought in more than 200 state and regional tips as of Tuesday in a probe that includes help from the FBI and Wisconsin Department of Justice. Investigators combed the scene of what’s been described as a “violent” crime twice, he said. 
 
 Earlier in the day, Fitzgerald asked residents to come forward with any information they might have on Jayme’s disappearance, and to share information on people with “behavioral changes” and “who may have been involved in this crime.” 
 
 “She has been missing for a day and a half and our community is concerned for her safety. Often, someone in the community will have knowledge about a crime and may not realize it,” Fitzgerald told reporters. 
 
 People who have committed acts of violence may display changes in their behavior, may miss work or scheduled appointments or family commitments. Or they may suddenly leave town or change their appearance, Fitzgerald added. 
 
 “Every second counts in this case,” he said. “When a child like Jayme is missing, we ask you to observe this behavior and report it to us.” 
 
 Fitzgerald declined to describe the manner of death of the Closses or whether a firearm, which he said was used in the murders, was found at the scene. 
 
 He said that whoever dialed 911 for help didn’t speak to the dispatcher. “That’s what’s unusual on that 911 call. There was no one communicating with our dispatcher,” the sheriff added. 
 
 Fitzgerald previously said yelling and the word “help” was heard on the 911 call, which lasted less than a minute, WEAU reported. 
 
 When asked if he believes Jayme is nearby, Fitzgerald said, “If I knew that answer, I think we’d be a lot further along. I’m struggling with this. I don’t have some of those answers I wanna give you, I wanna give the family.” 
 
 Fitzgerald said Jayme isn’t considered a runaway and is “missing and endangered.” 
 
 Jayme is described as a sweet, shy teenager who loves dancing and sports. She ran cross country at Riverview Middle School in Barron. 
 
 She is 5 feet tall and 100 pounds, with green eyes and blonde or strawberry blonde hair. 
 
 On Facebook, the missing teen posted photos in sparkling dance attire. “I love to dance at Christine's Dance Jazz, ice-skating, valleyball [sic], swim, Art, cross country, Track, Dance,” Jayme wrote on her page. 
 
 Jayme was last seen with her mother at a family gathering on Sunday afternoon. The girl’s father was working at the time. 
 
 Her grandfather, Robert Naiberg, told the Associated Press that nothing seemed wrong at the birthday party in honor of one of Jayme’s cousins. 
 
 “She was quiet as always. She was a quiet girl,” Naiberg said. 
 
 He said Denise was a “thoughtful person” who brought “a little gift for everybody” at the gathering. 
 
 James, 56, and his 46-year-old wife, Denise, worked at a Jennie-O turkey meat plant in Barron. 
 
 Friends, relatives and coworkers mourned the couple on Facebook. 
 
 “Not a day goes by that Jim and I would have some kind of conversation about our day or give each other advice about how deal our day to day ordeals at work,” one coworker wrote on social media. “Denise Closs was very nice person who [took] the time to talk you as we finish up the work day by our lockers.” 
 
 “Jayme was their world I hope to God she will be found safe.” 
 
 Luella May, a former coworker at Jennie-O, told The Daily Beast that she was devastated by the loss of the couple. 
 
 “Denise was a very sweet girl and she loved everyone. I went to her house a few times and I met her daughter Jayme and she was just a doll, and now she’s growing up into a beautiful young girl,” May said on Tuesday. 
 
 “James was a very funny man and a blast to have around. If you ever needed anything they would do what they could to help,” May added. ||||| "Do Not Cross" yellow tape marks a property, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018, during an ongoing investigation of a couple found dead in their house in Barron, Wis. A Wisconsin teenager who has been missing since... (Associated Press) 
 
 MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A missing Wisconsin girl's parents were shot to death in their house while the girl was home, authorities said Wednesday as they urged the public to keep phoning in tips about her whereabouts. 
 
 Investigators have been searching for 13-year-old Jayme Closs since deputies responding to a 911 call early Monday found her parents dead in their home in Barron. The girl, who was ruled out as a suspect on the first day, was gone when deputies arrived. 
 
 Barron County Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald said during a news conference Wednesday that autopsies confirmed that James and Denise Closs had been fatally shot and that their deaths have been ruled homicides. 
 
 He said no gun was found at the scene and that evidence from both the house and from the 911 call indicate Jayme Closs was in the family's home when her parents were killed. 
 
 Barron is about 80 miles (130 kilometers) northeast of Minneapolis. 
 
 Fitzgerald said investigators still have a "100 percent expectation that she's alive," but that even though they've received more than 400 tips, none have been of a credible sighting. He implored the public to share any suspicions, including any behavioral changes in people they know, no matter how small. 
 
 "We want to bring Jayme home and put that smile back in her family's hands," said Fitzgerald, who added that investigators don't know whether the attack was random or targeted. 
 
 The sheriff called a meeting Wednesday evening with Barron County residents, but he barred reporters from attending, saying he wants to have a private dialogue with the people who elected him. 
 
 Bill Lueders, president of the Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council, called the decision to bar the media "offensive." 
 
 "The media are uniquely able to help, in terms of getting out information and encouraging people to share tips," Lueders said. "Does he want to find this girl, or does he just want to make a public display of his dislike for the press?" 
 
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– The parents of a missing 13-year-old western Wisconsin girl were shot to death, and Jayme Closs was apparently home at the time, the sheriff says. Barron County Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald said Wednesday that the deaths of James and Denise Closs early Monday have been ruled homicides, USA Today reports. He said their daughter, who is not a suspect in the killing of her parents, is in danger, but he has a "100% expectation that she's alive." He said the bodies were found after a 911 call from the home in the small city of Barron in which nobody spoke directly to the dispatcher, CNN reports. He said investigators don't know whether the attack was random or targeted. Fitzgerald said a disturbance could be heard in the background during the 911 call—but there was nobody at the scene and no vehicles to be found when emergency responders arrived four minutes later. The sheriff urged residents to come forward with any information they had on possible suspects, including people with "behavioral changes" like missing work or suddenly leaving town, the Daily Beast reports. Every second counts in this case," he said. "When a child like Jayme is missing, we ask you to observe this behavior and report it to us." Jayme, who was last seen with her mother at a family gathering Sunday, is described as 5 feet tall and 100 pounds, with strawberry-blond hair and green eyes. Read more on the case here.