Crime & Safety
Chicago Man Charged In Death Of 9-Year-Old Boy With Autism On CTA Steps
A little over a week later, the boy was declared brain dead. He became an organ donor and died a day later.
Updated on: September 2, 2025
A 52-year-old Chicago man is charged in the death of a 9-year-old boy with autism who died after falling down the stairs at a CTA Green Line station.
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Police said Elijah Flores was with a 22-year-old family friend at the Clinton L stop in the West Loop on Aug. 10 when two men got into a fight with the family friend. According to CPD, the 22-year-old was hit in the back of the head and fell down the stairs, and Flores fell as well. Flores struck his head in the fall and was taken to Lurie Children's Hospital in critical condition.
A little over a week later he was declared brain dead. He became an organ donor and died a day later.
