Missing Teen Jayme Closs' Dad Was Shot In Doorway Of Family Home, Neighbor Claims

Missing teen Jayme Closs' father was shot and killed in the doorway of the Wisconsin family's home, a neighbor told RadarOnline.com exclusively.

Joan Smrekar told RadarOnline.com she heard the tragic detail about James, 56, from police who have visited her home multiple times since the shocking murder and suspected kidnapping on Monday, October 15.

Around 12:30 that night, Smrekar said she and her husband heard loud gunshots.

"We didn't see anything at the time. We just heard shots," she told RadarOnline.com in an exclusive interview." There was one after the other, and I said to my husband, 'Are those gunshots?'

And he said, 'Yes, it's a big gun, too."

"We live in a rural area and we sometimes hear people shooting. I thought it was just a neighbor shooting a bear. We didn't know until the next morning, when the sheriffs came and said the neighbors have been shot."

"One thing I am aware of is that the shots were so loud because James was shot in the doorway."

Smrekar added that she didn't call police at the time because she "didn't think anything of it," but now feels 'terrible' for not alerting authorities.

As RadarOnline.com previously reported, cops believe 13-year-old Jayme was kidnapped after her parents James and Denise, 46, were murdered in cold blood in their own home.