Man charged with fatal stabbing at Loop CTA stop said victim ‘might still be alive’ if he hadn’t struggled: prosecutors

Man charged with fatal stabbing at Loop CTA stop said victim ‘might still be alive’ if he hadn’t struggled: prosecutors

Anthony Rawls Jr. allegedly held up 41-year-old Michael Byrnes on Sept. 6 as an accomplice stabbed Byrnes repeatedly at the LaSalle/Van Buren CTA stop.Adobe stock photoA man charged in a deadly robbery at a CTA station in the Loop last week admitted his role and told investigators the victim “might still be alive” if he hadn’t fought back, prosecutors said Wednesday.Anthony Rawls Jr., 28, faces charges of first-degree murder and armed robbery in…