Overview

• Mexican authorities are investigating a suspected carbon monoxide leak at the Michoacán home where Brenda Correa and her teenage sons were found dead on July 2.
• The ongoing probe has delayed repatriation of the remains, requiring the family’s burial in Mexico.
• The bodies were discovered by an uncle sent to check on the family after repeated phone calls went unanswered.
• Correa worked as a preschool teaching assistant in Des Plaines School District 62, and her sons were transitioning between middle and high school.
• A memorial Mass has been scheduled at St. Stephen the Protomartyr Catholic Church to honor the Correas and support grieving community members.