The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office has identified two children as Jream Jaycee Washington, a 1-year-old girl, and Wyatt Bryden Patton, a 6-year-old boy. They were discovered in Lake Michigan near two South Side beaches on Saturday.
The medical examiner’s office has classified the manner of death for both Matteson children as “pending.” Chicago police suspect that the deaths of the two children and a 31-year-old woman are linked and may be the result of a domestic dispute.
Jream, just 1 year old, was located in the water at approximately 11:23 a.m. on Saturday in the 5700-block of South DuSable Lake Shore Drive near 57th Street Beach. She was declared dead at the scene.
Later that day, at approximately 2:23 p.m., 6-year-old Wyatt and a woman were found in the 6300 block of South Hayes Drive, near 63rd Street Beach. Both were pronounced dead at the scene. The name of the woman has not yet been disclosed. Authorities did not provide any additional information immediately.
