WEST LOOP — A 9-year-old boy has died after an assault final week at a CTA Inexperienced Line station left him mind useless, authorities mentioned.
Elijah Flores died from a number of blunt drive accidents to the pinnacle after falling down the CTA station’s stairs in the course of the Aug. 10 assault, based on the Cook dinner County health worker’s workplace. He was later pronounced mind useless from his accidents earlier than being faraway from life help.
His demise has been dominated a murder, based on the health worker’s workplace. As of Wednesday, no arrests had been made.
The incident occurred Aug. 10, when a 22-year-old man, who was with Elijah, received right into a verbal altercation with two different males on the Clinton Inexperienced Line cease, 540 W. Lake St., police mentioned.
One man struck the 22-year-old at the back of the pinnacle, inflicting him and Elijah to fall down the steps. Elijah was taken to Lurie Kids’s Hospital in essential situation, police mentioned.
The 2 males then ran away, police mentioned.
In an announcement, the CTA mentioned it sends “its deepest condolences to the household of Elijah Ramon Flores” and continues to offer “full and full” help to the Chicago Police Division’s investigation.
Based on two GoFundMe pages for the household, Elijah was declared mind useless because of his accidents. On Monday, Elijah and his household participated in a Hero Stroll on the hospital, a ceremonial tribute the place medical employees line the hallways as an organ donor is transported for organ restoration, based on a GoFundMe replace.
Each of the GoFundMe pages are elevating cash to assist cowl funeral bills and medical payments. One of many fundraiser pages, which is being managed by a household pal, raised over $21,000 of its $24,000 objective for Elijah’s mom as of Wednesday afternoon. One other web page, being managed by Elijah’s father’s fiancé, raised $1,565 of its $14,000 objective.
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