Overview

• Michael Korosa, 52, is charged with involuntary manslaughter and aggravated battery in the Aug. 10 Clinton Green Line station incident that fatally injured Elijah Flores.
• Prosecutors say surveillance images and witness identifications led to Korosa, who allegedly admitted to chasing a man and swinging his cane.
• According to court filings, the confrontation began after the boy’s 22-year-old caretaker allegedly grabbed money on the train, prompting a chase down the station stairs.
• The Cook County medical examiner ruled the child’s death a homicide from blunt-force head trauma; Elijah was declared brain dead and later died at Lurie Children’s Hospital.
• Police arrested Korosa on Aug. 30, court records note his prior felony convictions, and the family’s crowdfunding has raised roughly $30,000 for expenses.