Milwaukee woman tells 911 she will drive into lake with daughter, hours later cops fish out two bodies
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN: Officials launched an investigation into the tragic deaths of a woman and her seven-year-old daughter, whose bodies were found in Wisconsin Lake on Thursday, December 8. Khalilah S Brister, 25, and her daughter Tyrielle Jefferson were found in a car submerged in Northridge Lake, located just across from the former Northridge Mall at North 76th Street and West Brown Deer Road.
A report from the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office stated that Brister died by suicide while Jefferson's manner of death was reported as a homicide according to Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. As per WTMJ-TV, the two deaths came hours after deputies went to investigate a suspicious 911 call from a suicidal woman who "threatened to drive her vehicle into the lake with her daughter inside." The caller hung up as they were arriving at the spot since it was believed the duo had left the area and were on their way to another jurisdiction, according to the publication.
