Chicago man charged, launched in prepare assault that killed 9-year-old: report

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A Chicago man with a felony report who has been charged in reference to an Aug. 10 prepare station assault that left a 9-year-old boy useless was launched from jail Monday whereas he awaits trial.

Michael Korosa, 52, has been charged with felony involuntary manslaughter after Elijah Flores died throughout an tried theft gone fallacious.

Flores was beneath the care of Jonah Soria, 22, on the time of his demise. Soria was courting Flores' mom.

Michael Korosa, 52, is charged with felony involuntary manslaughter within the demise of Elijah Flores, 9. (Chicago Police Division )

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When the Inexperienced Line prepare pulled right into a station, Soria pushed Flores onto the prepare platform earlier than snatching cash out of the arms of a person and taking off working, FOX 32 Chicago reported. Flores adopted with the person and his good friend, Korosa, in tow.

Soria reportedly picked Flores up and put him on his shoulders through the getaway try, since Flores couldn't sustain. On the high of a flight of stairs, Korosa caught as much as Soria and Flores.

That is when Korosa allegedly hit Soria with a cane, inflicting Soria and Flores to plummet down the steps. Flores hit his head on the pavement and Soria landed on high of him.

Elijah Flores makes the thumbs-up register a photograph. He died after an altercation at a Chicago prepare station on Aug. 10, 2025. (WFLD)

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Soria then reportedly picked Flores up and boarded one other prepare, the place Flores turned unresponsive. A bystander known as 911 and Flores was rushed to the hospital, the place he died.

Korosa was arrested on Aug. 30. He additionally faces one rely of felony aggravated battery on a transit worker stemming from the incident. Nonetheless, he was launched from custody on Monday whereas he awaits trial.

Based on The Chicago Sun-Times , Korosa is a previous felon who served two years in jail for slicing a Walgreens safety guard with a field cutter in 2020.

Elijah Flores, 9, was killed throughout an altercation at Chicago prepare station. (Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto by way of Getty Pictures)

Unrelated to Flores' demise, Korosa was arrested three days after the alleged prepare assault for possession of a managed substance and possession of drug paraphernalia, jail data present.

Soria has not been charged in reference to Flores' demise, however was arrested on an excellent warrant for failure to seem in courtroom in a retail theft and battery case in a distinct county.

It's unclear if Korosa has an lawyer representing him. Fox Information Digital reached out to the general public defender's workplace and the Chicago Police Division.

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On Monday, President Donald Trump warned that he would intervene to decrease crime in Chicago.

"A minimum of 54 individuals have been shot in Chicago over the weekend, 8 individuals have been killed. The final two weekends have been related. Chicago is the worst and most harmful metropolis within the World, by far," he mentioned on Reality Social. "Pritzker wants assist badly, he simply doesn’t realize it but. I'll clear up the crime drawback quick, identical to I did in DC. Chicago might be protected once more, and shortly. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!"