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MADISON, Wis. – The parents of a missing Wisconsin girl were shot dead at home while the girl was at home, authorities said urging the public to continue phoning to give her information about the place where she was. The investigators were looking for 13 year old Jayme Closs since MPs answered a 911 call early Monday found his parents dead in their house in Barron.
The girl, who was removed from the role of suspect the first day, was gone when the deputies arrived. Jayme's relatives told CBS News that the door to the house had been opened by gunshots.
Barron County Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald said at a news conference on Wednesday night that autopsies had confirmed that James and Denise Closs had been shot dead and that their deaths were judged as homicidal.
He added that no firearms had been found at the scene and that evidence from the house and the 911 call indicated that Jayme Closs was at her parents' home when his parents were killed. Barron is about 80 miles northeast of Minneapolis.
The sheriff told CBS News correspondent Adriana Diaz that he had identified the cell phone behind the 911 call.
Fitzgerald said investigators were still "100% sure she was alive," but even though they received more than 400 tips, none was credibly observed. He implored the public to report his suspicions, including any changes in behavior of people they know, however small.
"We want to bring Jayme home and put that smile back in the hands of her family," Fitzgerald said, adding that the investigators did not know if the attack was random or targeted.
The sheriff convened a meeting Wednesday night with residents of Barron County, but he banned reporters from coming, stating that he wished to have a private dialogue with the people who elected him.
Bill Lueders, president of the Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council, described the decision to ban the media as "shocking."
"The media is particularly able to help, in terms of disseminating information and encouraging people to share tips," Lueders said. "Does he want to find this girl, or does he just want to publicly show his aversion to the press?"
More than 100 local FBI agents and the state are working on the case, reports the CBS WCCO-TV station.
"It would be nice if we could find something, it was a very mysterious situation, a bit scary," said Pat Richter, a local resident at the resort.
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