Overview

• An autopsy found Elijah Flores, 9, died from blunt-force head injuries sustained in a fall during an assault at the Clinton Green Line station.
• Surveillance shows a 22-year-old companion, identified as Jonah Soria, in a confrontation with two men around 11:15 a.m. on Aug. 10 at 540 W. Lake St.
• Police say one assailant struck Soria in the back with an object as they descended the stairs, causing Soria and Elijah to fall; the men fled.
• Elijah was pronounced dead at Lurie Children's Hospital on Aug. 16; the Cook County state's attorney's office has been notified of the case.
• No arrests have been announced, CTA says it is assisting detectives, and the family has organized fundraisers and reports his organs are being donated.