UPDATE: Mother of Abducted Child Was Beaten; Search for Baby Ongoing

Updated 5:30 p.m. April 17

The mother of the 1-year-old child who was abducted in Maywood on Tuesday told police she was pulled into a car and beaten by three men who then took off with her son.

In a video interview with WGN, the mother, Lakeshia Baker, said she and her son were leaving McDonald's when men in a car pulled next to her and took her and her son in the car. They drove to the woods, Baker said, kicked her out of the car but kept her son, Bryeon Hunter.

CBS reported that a source said the baby is believed to be dead, and killed by someone who was upset the child couldn't be potty-trained.

Police have searched the Des Plaines River, but Maywood Police Chief Tim Curry said no body has been found. According to CBS, WBBM Newsradio’s Steve Miller reports Curry said he is "not optimistic Bryeon is alive."

Updated 10 p.m. April 16

Maywood police are reporting that a child was abducted at 6th Avenue and Main Street on Tuesday afternoon. 

An Amber Alert was issued for the child, who was last seen by his mother at 2:15 p.m. Tuesday. 

The child's name is Bryeon Hunter. He is 1-year-old, black, about 2 feet tall and weighs 30 pounds. He was wearing a two-tone blue striped long-sleeve T-shirt, blue jeans and brown Nike boots. 

Police said three men were in the car where Hunter was abducted. They released the names of three suspects Tuesday evening, but they were cleared later that day. 

The car they drove was black with two doors and tinted windows. 

Anyone with information should call 911 immediately and tell police they have an Amber Alert report. You can also call Maywood police at 708-450-4471 with information. 

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