BARRON, WIS. – The Wisconsin authorities have launched an appeal to an army of volunteers to look for Jayme Closs, the 13-year-old girl missing since Monday morning, when her parents were shot while she was at home.

Barron County Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald has called on Facebook to have 100 volunteers travel to the intersection of Hwy. 8th and 16th Street at 2:00 pm Thursday, in the city of Barron, to help conduct "a routine search for evidence that may be incident-related".

Volunteers must present a valid photo ID and be able to walk on rough terrain, the message says. Appropriate shoes – hard-soled shoes – and clothes are needed. They must also bring their own water.

Fitzgerald said that if more volunteers were needed, "we will make these requests via social media," he wrote.

Denise Closs, 46, and her husband, 56-year-old James Closs, were shot dead in their home at the west end of Barron, about 80 km northeast of the Twin Cities. A 911 call to the sheriff's office shortly before 1 pm brought MPs home, where they found the bodies.

Fitzgerald said the deputies had arrived home less than 4 minutes after the end of the call, but had found no suspects, no firearms and no sign of Jayme, who was present when shots sounded.

Fitzgerald said he believes that the girl, who is not considered a suspect in this case on the basis of evidence found at home, is in danger.

Shortly before 2 pm, the volunteers gathered in a gathering place and planned to start their search in front of the Closs home and split into two groups: ordinary citizens looking for clues heading west and members of the police doing the same thing to the east. of the House. The initial plan is to travel 14 miles along the road. 8

Jerry Carpenter, one of the volunteers, came from nearby Almena with her daughter Kelsey and her JoJo bulldog-lab mix.

"We are here to support the community and help find Jayme," said Carpenter, whose feelings were shared by others who joined the effort. "We live 8 miles from home. It's too close to home

Hundreds of tips were submitted to the authorities, added the sheriff, adding that none had yet been proven.

Also on Thursday, the Wisconsin Department of Justice's Office of School Safety (OSS), the Wausau Police Department and the Wisconsin Safe and Healthy Schools Center sent therapists, school resource officers and comfort dogs to the hospital. Barron School District Sequel to Jayme's disappearance.

"Jayme's disappearance and the death of her parents raged throughout a state," said Attorney General Brad Schimel.

"Obviously, this violent event has deeply upset Jayme's peers and teachers. These trained therapists, school resource officers and therapy dogs will provide Barron's schoolchildren and staff with the support they need to get through the next few days. Then, a critical training will ensure that they will all have the support they need in the coming weeks and months. "

An online fundraising campaign was launched Wednesday to help the Closses' relatives cope with the expenses of the killings.

One of the people behind the effort, Michelle Saffert, said her children and Jayme "have spent a lot of time growing up."

Saffert said, "We love this family. We have been friends of this family for a long time. We just want Jayme to come home. She is a great girl who comes from a good family. "

TIPS ON JAYME

Jayme is described as a white person, 5 feet tall and weighing 100 pounds, with green eyes and blond or strawberry blonde hair.

Anyone with information that may lead to their discovery is asked to contact the Sheriff's Office at 715-537-3106 or 911.