Wisconsin teenager missing after his parents' death may have been spotted in Miami

A Wisconsin teenager who disappeared from her home after the death of her parents may have been seen in Florida with two men, officials said Tuesday.

Officer Michael Vega, a Miami police spokesman, said that a person matching the description of 13-year-old Jayme Closs had been seen at a city gas station – more than 1,600 km from his home in Barron, Wisconsin – in a black Ford Explorer on Monday. afternoon.

The video from the Sunflex gas station shows the vehicle going to a gas pump on Monday afternoon with the front passenger window folded down. A person sitting in the front seat seems to either ride in the back seat or go to the back. Another person on the driver's side seems to be coming out of the vehicle.

A witness said that two well-dressed men, appearing to be from the Middle East and suspected of being in their thirties, were in the car, police said. Men are described as having a beard and are approximately 5 feet 7 or 5 feet 9 inches tall and weigh 200 to 250 pounds.

The witness stated that a girl who looked like Jayme was inside the car.

Jayme is described as being 5 feet tall and 100 pounds, with green eyes and blonde hair or strawberry.

"If it was her, she was in a black Ford Explorer with a possible IW license plate," the ministry said. "If you have any information, please call 911 immediately."

Jayme has been missing for more than 36 hours since the Barron County Sheriff's deputies responded to his home around 1 am (2 am ET) after receiving a frantic 911 call from someone who was asking help.

At a press conference Tuesday, Barron County Sheriff, Chris Fitzgerald, said the call had been passed from a cellphone and that the caller had not interacted with the operator.

"This is unusual in this call to 911. Nobody has contacted our dispatcher," he said.

Fitzgerald said that screams could be heard during the phone call, but he gave little information.

Upon their arrival, MPs found the bodies of James Closs, 56, and his wife, Denise, 46, whom Fitzgerald identified as Jayme's parents.

Fitzgerald said the Closses had been shot down, saying "It was a gunshot scene", but he noted that no weapons had been found nearby.

Jayme was not home when the security forces arrived, and "we view her as missing and endangered," Fitzgerald told NBC affiliate WEAU. in Eau Claire.

Asked about possible suspects, Fitzgerald told reporters that the detectives "interviewed a lot of people".

He said that the last time Jayme would have been seen was at a family reunion Sunday afternoon.

"She has been missing for a day and a half and our community is worried about her safety," he said.

The Wisconsin authorities have indicated that they are still doing research in the immediate vicinity of her home, as well as in Riverview High School where she attends school. His friends were also interviewed.

Ed Downing Sr., who is married to the sister of one of Jayme's grandmothers, said his family was "incredulous" about the teen's deaths and disappearance.

"It was incredible, amazing, how can this happen to us?" For a small community like this, you know, it's unreal, "he said at a news conference. telephone interview.

Downing said that he "remained in close contact" with Jayme's mother, Denise, and described the family as "happy."

"They got on very well and the girl, Jayme, is such a brilliant and intelligent person … always has a smile on her face, like her mother," he said. "They always seemed like everything was fine for them, and I was always happy about that."

"We only pray to God that they find Jayme OK," he said, adding that "there is no way," she ran away from home. she.