Helen Chavez, the widow of civil rights leader Cesar Chavez, died Monday at a Bakersfield, California, hospital with many of her seven surviving children, 31 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren by her side, according to the United Farm Workers. She was 88.

Helen Chavez helped her husband launch and sustain what became the first enduring farm workers union in the United States. She used her fierce determination to help change the lives of thousands of farm workers and millions of others who were inspired by La Causa, the UFW said on its Facebook page.

"If it wasn't for her, Cesar would not have been able to do any of his work," said Rudy Medina, Chavez's nephew.

Helen Chavez was quiet and humble but fiercely determined and strong-willed, the union said. She didn’t speak in public or talk with reporters, but she held deep convictions.

"She was right there as a steadfast foundation," Medina said. "She kept him going ... and she never wavered."

Born Helen Fabela on Jan. 21, 1928, in the Imperial Valley town of Brawley, California, her family lived in a converted horse barn outside McFarland before moving to Delano. She met Cesar in the mid-1940s. They were married in 1948 after his discharge from the U.S. Navy, and they had eight children.

Cesar and Helen left a comfortable middle-class life in East Los Angeles in 1962 and moved back to Delano to begin organizing farm workers, the UFW said.

Helen often had to raise the children by herself while Cesar was on the road. She returned to field work while Cesar organized up and down California’s vast Central Valley; on weekends Cesar and some of the older children joined her, the union said.

"They say behind every great man is a great woman," Medina said. "That's Helen Chavez."

Cesar Chavez died in 1993 at the age of 66.

Details on services for Helen Chavez will be issued Tuesday.

A former Stanford University swimmer was sentenced to six months in jail on Thursday for a 2015 sexual assault, but the young man's father still believes the punishment is too severe.

The father — along with the judge who issued the ruling — is facing criticism by some who say he is defending a culture that fosters rape. What's most raised critics' ire is a line in the father's letter regarding the amount of time the sex assault took.

Just "20 minutes of action" should not justify a stint in jail, Dan Turner wrote in a letter to the court asking that his son, Brock Allen Turner, get probation instead of time behind bars.

An outraged Stanford professor tweeted the letter, which has gone viral on social media after it was picked up by the Huffington Post. The court documents were also obtained by NBC News.

The father's statement asks for sympathy and highlights his son's lack of a criminal record, arguing that probation is a more appropriate punishment for him than incarceration.

"He will never be his happy go lucky self with that easy going personality and welcoming smile," Turner said of his son. "These verdicts have broken and shattered him and our family in so many ways. His life will never be the one that he dreamed about and worked so hard to achieve. That is a steep price to pay for 20 minutes of action out of his 20 plus years of life."

Dan Turner told the Huffington Post on Monday that he did not mean to offend or be disrespectful in his letter to the judge.

“My words have been misinterpreted by people,” he said in a statement submitted through his son’s defense attorney to The Huffington Post. “I was not referring to sexual activity by the word ‘action.’ It was an unfortunate choice of words.”

The victim, who is not being identified because she was the victim of sexual assault, presented her own emotional and graphic account of the ordeal to the courtroom during sentencing. Her letter was 12 pages long.

"Your damage was concrete; stripped of titles, degrees, enrollment," she wrote in the letter, later released by the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office. "My damage was internal, unseen, I carry it with me. You took away my worth, my privacy, my energy, my time, my safety, my intimacy, my confidence, my own voice, until today."

Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Aaron Persky imposed the six-month sentence, saying "a prison sentence would have a severe impact" on Turner.

That opinion that has since sparked a petition demanding the judge be removed from the bench. The petition had 45,400 supporters as of Monday morning.

Prosecutors had hoped for a much harsher sentence. District Attorney Jeff Rosen called woman's assault extremely serious. But he stopped short of calling for Persky's ouster in a statement released Monday. He said he was glad the woman was able to get her point across in her eloquent speech and give "voice to thousands of sexual assault survivors."

All of the debate stems from the sexual assault on Jan. 18, 2015, when the woman and Turner attended a fraternity party. After drinking four shot glasses of whiskey before heading out for the party and continuing to consume vodka at the frat house, the next thing the woman remembered was waking up at a nearby hospital and being told by a deputy that she had been the victim of a sexual assault.

Convicted of three felonies, Turner was sentenced to six months in county jail and could be out in about three months, at which time he must complete three years of probation.

South Florida street fighting legend Kimbo Slice has died, MMA Bellator has confirmed.

Kimbo Slice, whose real name is Kevin Ferguson, was transported to the hospital near his Coral Springs home Monday, according to TMZ.

Slice reportedly died shortly after being hospitalized at Northwest Medical Center in Margate. American Top Team, an MMA academy, tweeted about his death: "The ATT Family and South Florida community lost a legend today. RIP Kimbo."

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The ATT Family and South Florida community lost a legend today. RIP Kimbo. pic.twitter.com/sjs8ctyJMd

— American Top Team (@AmericanTopTeam) June 7, 2016

It's been more than a decade since Slice became an Internet sensation with his backyard fighting videos. He later became an MMA fighter.

The 42-year-old last fought in February and won, but the result was overturned when he tested positive for steroids.

MMA Bellator, a promotion company, released the following statement after Slice's death:

"We are all shocked and saddened by the devastating and untimely loss of Kimbo Slice, a beloved member of the Bellator family. One of the most popular MMA fighters ever, Kimbo was a charismatic, larger-than-life personality that transcended the sport. Outside of the cage he was a friendly, gentle giant and a devoted family man. His loss leaves us all with extremely heavy hearts, and our thoughts and prayers are with the entire Ferguson family and all of Kimbo's friends, fans, and teammates."

The details surrounding Slice's death have not been released, but there are reports he died after having a heart attack.

Conan Silveira, the head coach at American Top Team in Coconut Creek, helped train Slice, who used the renowned gym for years.

"I couldn't believe it, I tried to call a bunch of people and I couldn't believe them," Silveira told NBC 6 Tuesday. "He was a born fighter, and what we did together was just give him better tools to become a professional fighter."

"Such a humble, great guy and everyone who meets him kind of feels like they have a connection with him. One of those guys who made everyone feel special when you meet him," added Mike Brown, coach.

Slice leaves behind six children, including son Kevin Ferguson Jr., who recently made his MMA debut.

Slice was interviewed in 2015 at American Top Team in Coconut Creek and spoke about everything from fighting in backyards to jumping into the MMA world. Check out the video below, courtesy of Jim Varsallone and the Miami Herald:

San Diegans heading to state beaches this summer may have to change their bonfire plans.

Bonfires that are outside of established fire rings at four local state beaches are banned as of Monday by the California Department of Parks and Recreation.

Those beaches include: Cardiff State Beach, Carlsbad State Beach, South Carlsbad State Beach and San Elijo State Beach.

Bonfires are allowed at beaches where official fire rings are provided.

“Our intent is not to eliminate the traditional activity of gathering on the beach around a warming campfire with friends and family,” California State Parks’ San Diego Coast District Superintendent Robin Greene said.

According to the California Department of Parks and Recreation, the new policy is to reduce debris and prevent injury to beachgoers. Debris from ground fires, including soot, hot coals, nails and lumber become buried in the sand and could injure someone.

Greene says people are asked to use portable propane fire grills or butane burners instead of wood burning fires at California State Parks.

Grills are required to have stable legs that are at least six inches off the ground or sand.

Wood or charcoal fires in designated campsite fire rings will still be allowed at state beaches, including South Carlsbad and San Elijo State Beach campgrounds.

Some beachgoers NBC 7 spoke with said they agree with the ban.

"You may think that you're putting sand all over it to cool it down but it'll stay hot underneath for a while," Mike Buscemi, a Carlsbad beachgoer said. 

He said it's hard to dispose of hot coals and debris from ground fires which can be dangerous, especially for children at the beach.

"You have some little kid, like my daughter and my son, come by playing, dig in and get a little burned," he said.

Buscemi said he hasn't heard of this happening but he knows it's a possiblity. 

Michael Miranda, another beachgoer, told NBC 7 his brother got burned from hot coals left behind in a ground fire.

"My brother was walking down the beach, when we were young, and didn't realize they was a fire that had been burning. It was already out. The coals were still so hot, they just burned his feet," Miranda said. 

His brother, 18 years old at the time, suffered third degree burns. It took him months to recover. 

Miranda said the fire had been out for a couple of hours but the coals were still hot enough to cause severe burns.

He said as long as beachgoers can still have a fire, he agrees with the ban because safety comes first.

Below is a list of the new rules, according to state officials:

While Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton was making history —surpassing the "magic number" of delegates needed to clinch the Democratic Party's nomination — her husband, former president Bill Clinton, found himself in two different heated confrontations with protesters while campaigning for his wife Monday.

Clinton was shouted down by a man who appeared to challenge him on the crime bill that he signed in 1994, while another man appeared to challenge him on his economic record and Wall Street.

Clinton didn't back away but instead welcomed a debate on both topics, telling the first man who shouted about the crime bill, "let's talk about that ... Now if I talk about it will you let me talk instead of interrupting me?"

Clinton took issue with his wife being tied to every criticism of his presidency, saying, "I don't think it's right to go back and cherry pick my record and then try to blame Hillary with everything somebody disagrees with. If you are going to do that, you at least ought to give her credit for the things she agreed with."

The Padres beat Atlanta 7-2 Monday night, backed by solid pitching, timely hitting and a strong showing from the top of the order.

Yes, we can’t ignore that the Braves happen to be one of the three MLB teams with a worse record (16-41) than the Friars (24-35). 

But San Diego did outplay the visitors as the two last-place teams opened up a three-game set at Petco Park.

Leadoff hitter Jon Jay, Wil Myers, Matt Kemp & cleanup hitter Yangervis Solarte combined to go 7-for-16 at the plate which was more than enough to help the Padres past one of the worst teams in baseball.

Solarte crushed a 3-run bomb off of Atlanta starter Williams Perez in the 3^rd inning to give the Padres a 4-1 advantage. 

Solarte upped his average to .329 and has hit all 4 of his homers in the past 11 games.

Kemp then added a RBI double in the 5^th to push the lead to 5-1. 

Melvin Upton Junior also knocked in a run on a fielder’s choice later that inning.

In his last 8 games, Myers is hitting a blistering .468 with 15 hits in his last 32 at-bats. 

He added a pair of infield singles Monday night and scored twice to help the cause.

Catcher Derek Norris also provided an insurance run in the 8^th on a RBI double to right centerfield.

Starting pitcher Christian Friedrich quietly improved to 3-1 with the victory. 

The former first-round pick of the Rockies went 6.2 innings and struck out seven while allowing just six hits and two earned runs.

San Diego will try to make it two wins in a row Tuesday when Colin Rea (3-2, 4.85 ERA) heads to the hill.

Atlanta counters with starter Aaron Blair (0-4, 7.44 ERA).

Police detained four people after a car bomb attack on a bus carrying Turkish police officers killed 11 people in Istanbul Tuesday, according to Turkey's state-run news agency. 

Istanbul's governor Vasip Sahin told reporters near the scene that 36 people were wounded in the attack and three of them were in a critical condition. Seven of the dead were police officers, according to Sahin.

The blast occurred at a busy intersection near an Istanbul University building in the city's Beyazit district during the morning rush hour.

After months of requests, authorities have finally released two mugshots of a former Stanford University swimmer who was convicted in March of sexually assaulting an unconscious, intoxicated woman on campus, NBC News reported.

Brock Turner, 20, was sentenced to six months in prison in connection with the January 2015 assault. Many decried the sentence as being too lenient.

The sheriff's office had said it was Stanford's place to release Turner's mugshots, but Stanford maintained it was the sheriff's job.

The photos were made public Monday after a filmmaker and freelance journalist in Michigan published her formal request to Stanford authorities rebutting their reasons for withholding the mugshots.

Resentment toward the news media, which, until Monday, had never published Turner's mugshot, sparked the #NoMugShot hashtag on Twitter and Instagram.

As San Diego heads into another fire season, firefighters across the region have begun training in the event a large wildfire breaks out. 

The annual training at Viejas Indian Reservation is a crucial part of preparing for peak wildfire season on the ground, firefighters told NBC 7 San Diego. 

"Everything we train with here is what we're going to take out into the field," said Sonny Saghera, Fire Captain at Heartland Fire and Rescue.

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"The biggest thing is that we are gathering agencies throughout the county who normally wouldn't work (together), but would on a real wild land incident," Saghera said.

As the San Diego County Sheriff's Department (SDSO) chopper flew overhead Monday, boots were on the ground, hiking through the dry brush. 

Firefighters were digging and hacking to get a make-believe fire under control -- and at one point, when the flames "took over", crews threw on their green shelter and waited. 

In the past week, the Pala Fire and Temecula Fire near the Rainbow Valley have charred more than 100 combined acres. Once crews quelled the Pala Fire, it reignited shortly after. 

Darren Hall, Captain of the Coronado Fire Department, said previous year's trainings have paid off in unexpected ways. 

"In 2001, I was in the Viejas Fire and its the same exact spot where we did a rendezvous point in real conditions," he said. 

"I was telling the younger crew members on my crew, we were in real firestorms in this area not that long ago," he added. 

As they train, crews are already preparing for what they anticipate to be a long fire season. 

"Be prepared for the real thing, that's coming down the road, I'm sure," said Brian Kuklinski, a firefighter with the Viejas Fire Department.

The fiancée of the Texas soldier killed in last week's flooding accident at Fort Hood is now planning a funeral instead of a wedding.

Deje Lara said the couple had planned to get married next month.

Private Isaac Deleon, 19, was the youngest of nine soldiers who died when their truck overturned Thursday morning in floodwaters during a training exercise. He's the only Texas native killed.

Deleon and Lara, 18, met at Central High School in San Angelo when she was a freshman and he was a sophomore.

"He was so funny and knew how to make everyone laugh," Lara said in an interview Monday.

But it wasn't exactly love at first sight, she said.

"When I first saw him, he was mean," she remembered. "He was one of those mean class clown boys."

Then, they took ROTC together. They started talking, and he invited her to homecoming.

"It was like we were friends," Lara said. "He didn't know how to hold my hand or give me a hug or walk me to class. I was like, 'This is what you've got to do.'"

Lara said Deleon learned quickly.

"By month three of our relationship, we were best friends. Inseparable," she recalled.

Deleon graduated in 2015 and decided to go into the Army.

"I told myself I would never marry into the military because of reasons like this," Lara said. "And he always reassured me. He was like, 'Babe, I will always come home to you. I will always be there.'"

The two talked on the phone every day while Deleon was away at Fort Hood.

He called Thursday morning before he died.

"There it is, 10:17," Lara said, looking at her cellphone. "We were on the phone for a minute."

Deleon told her he was going on a training exercise and they'd talk later, she said.

"So I told him OK, that I loved him and just to be safe, because he told me it was raining bad over there," Lara said. "And he told me, 'I love you.' And I go, 'I love you too,' and then he hung up the phone."

That was the last time she heard his voice.

She tried to call him later, never thinking there was a problem.

"I was calling him and calling him and nothing," she said.

A friend shared the news of the training accident, but Lara didn't believe Deleon had been a part of it.

"And I left him a voicemail, and I was like, 'Babe, this is not happening right now. I need you to call me so I know you are OK.' I was texting. I was like, 'Why aren't you answering me?'" Lara said. "I texted him, 'You should be off already.' I was telling him, 'Thanks for telling me you were going to turn your phone off.'"

As the night dragged on, her messages grew more desperate.

"Isaac, I love you so much. Babe please answer me," one message said.

She kept texting.

"You're my strong soldier, Isaac. Baby, I'm right here with you," another message said.

At about 2:30 a.m. Friday, Deleon's parents showed up at her house after Army chaplains delivered the news.

"I was so in shock, I froze," she said. "I didn't want to believe it. I wanted him to call and say, 'It's a misunderstanding; I'm right here.'"

She said Deleon had been planning to see her later that day. The couple had intended to reveal their wedding date — next month — to family and friends on Saturday.

Instead, she went to get a tattoo on her left arm: "I am because you were."

"I am the person I am today because of the person he was," she explained.

Lara has questions for the Army about why and how the accident happened.

Fort Hood commanders said they were in the process of closing roads when the soldiers' truck overturned. Lara wants to know why they didn't do it sooner.

"I hate to be mad at the Army for this because it's what he loved doing. But I am," she said. "And I blame whoever called the orders."

The Army is investigating, while Lara is grieving.

Even now, she still sends text messages to Deleon — the last on Sunday night.

"Goodnight and I love you," it read.

"I'm just hoping I wake up and he's there," she said.

She said Deleon was planning to go to Iraq later this year.

"I was prepared if he didn't come back from deployment," she said. "But I was not prepared to hear that he got killed in a training exercise."

High school graduation is a major milestone for many teens, but for Fernando Rodriguez, it was more than that. It was a dream come true.

Rodriguez, who has multiple sclerosis, has been confined to a wheelchair. But that never stopped him from setting his sights on what many may have deemed impossible: walking at graduation.

Rodriguez fulfilled that dream Sunday, stunning the audience at Rolling Meadows High School’s graduation by walking the 35 steps to the stage to accept his diploma.

"It felt surreal," he said. "Like I was walking on air."

The monumental achievement left many in the audience in tears.

"He gave a commencement speech on Sunday without saying a word, just by walking," said physical therapist Jason Keasling, "providing inspiration in every step that he took and motivation for students and staff and all that were in attendance."

Rodriguez was first featured on NBC 5’s Making a Difference as a young teen refusing to let multiple sclerosis define him. A team of teachers and trainers had created specialized equipment and a workout plan for him with one goal in mind. 

"He goes, 'I’m going to graduate. More important, I want to walk the stage,'" said Mike Pone with the school’s student services. "And I said, 'OK, my job is to help you achieve your goals. We’re going to make it happen.' Done. There wasn’t a dry eye in the place."

Rodriguez said the experience was life-changing. 

"I’m speechless on what [my mentors] did for me," he said. 

Rodriguez hopes to become a film director. He will spend a transitional year learning to improve his mobility and navigate the community. 

"It just shows me that I can’t complain about the little things," said instructional assistant and athletic trainer Michael Austin. "Always work toward your goals. Never quit, no matter obstacle is in your way."

Logan Autry's autographed Donald Trump hat has seen better days.

The California third-grader was banned last week from wearing the cap to school in Fresno. Days later, his stepmother's dogs got ahold of it.

The 9-year-old told NBC affiliate KSEE he left his hat on the patio while swimming over the weekend and returned to find it in shreds.

"I just really want another signed Donald Trump hat," Logan said, showing the tattered remains of the cap that reads "Make America Great Again."

Fortunately for Logan, Trump's campaign has offered to make that happen.

Campaign staff called Logan's stepmother on Monday and offered to send a new autographed hat, KSEE reports.

"I'm very excited," Logan said when his stepmother broke the news.

Logan was in the front row at Trump's rally last week in downtown Fresno. The presumptive Republican presidential nominee shook Logan's hand and signed his hat.

The cap became Logan's favorite and he wore it to school every day. But it soon became a center of controversy.

Officials at Powers-Ginsburg Elementary School told KSEE the hat was causing problems on campus and Logan was bullied for wearing it.

"Our job as educators is to facilitate a safe learning environment where we encourage robust conversations of diverse ideas and thoughts," district officials said in a statement, adding that Logan had worn the hat for several days.

"However, it’s also our responsibility to take precautions when the discourse begins to impact our school climate and interrupt school operations," school officials added.

According to district rules, hats may be worn outside the classroom, but must be taken off if they create a distraction, KSEE reports.

"They told me to take my hat off because it brings negative emotions to the other children who don’t like him," Logan told the station.

His stepmother, Angela Hoffknecht, told KSEE she's proud of Logan and doesn't believe he should be penalized for voicing his opinion.

"I think the hat is what broke the story but the hat is not the story," she said. "Logan is what made the story. Logan standing up for his beliefs and standing up for his rights to wear the hat at school."

Investigators are searching for the person behind an attempted arson late Monday night at a Kardashian-owned clothing store in West Hollywood, authorities said.

Around 11:30 p.m., a witness reported seeing a man throw a lit object toward the store in the 8400 block of Melrose Avenue, breaking its window, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.

Kardashian sisters Kim, Kourtney and Khloe own and operate DASH, a women's boutique at 8420 Melrose Avenue. The store sells women's designer clothing and has locations in Miami Beach, New York City and Los Angeles, according to its website.

The store did not catch fire and no one was inside at the time, authorities said, but the storefront was boarded up Tuesday morning. No arrests have been made and police have not released any information about a possible suspect.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the sheriff's department at 310-855-8850.

Oleevia Woo contributed to this report.

Frito Lay is recalling Rold Gold pretzels that could contain peanuts not listed on the labels.

Certain packages of Rold Gold Tiny Twists, Rold Gold Thins, Rold Gold Sticks and Rold Gold Honey Wheat Braided pretzels were made with flour containing peanut residue, according to the Food and Drug Administration.

The affected products contain "guaranteed fresh" dates from June 28, 2016 through Aug. 23, 2016 and have the digits "32" in the second and third positions of a nine-digit manufacturing code on the label (ex. x32xxxxxx).

They were sold around the country individually and in several multipack items, including Baked & Popped Mix, Sunchips & Rold Gold Mix, Fun Times Mix, Baked & Popped Variety Pack and Home Town Favorite Variety Pack.

The recall applies to the following:

• Rold Gold Tiny Twists: 1 ounce, 2 ounce, 16 ounce and 20 ½ ounce packages
• Rold Gold Thins: 4 ounce and 16 ounce packages
• Rold Gold Sticks: 16 ounce packages
• Rold Gold Honey Wheat Braided: 10 ounce packages

No illnesses have been reported. More information is available online or by calling 888-256-3090.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell is not dead. 

The National Football League's Twitter account was hacked Tuesday and a message posted around 12:30 pm. ET said Goodell has died. 

"We regret to inform our fans that our commissioner, Roger Goodell, has passed away. He was 57. #RIP," the tweet read. 

The NFL Commissioner's Office confirmed to NBC the account was hacked. 

Additional messages were posted after the first false tweet. 

"Oi, I said Roger Goodell has died. Don't delete that tweet," one message read, followed by, "OK, OK, you amateur detectives win. Good job."

NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy confirmed the hack in a tweet, adding Goodell "is alive and well."

An airport police K-9 officer on his way to work at LAX saved a small dog wedged under a vehicle on the freeway, then pitched in to help pay for her life-saving surgery.

Officer Havon McLeod pulled over in his police vehicle Monday after seeing what he thought might be a disabled vehicle stopped in the middle of the road. He later discovered a dog had been struck and become wedged under the vehicle.

With traffic backing up during the afternoon drive, McLeod and the driver, a United Airlines pilot and dog lover, used a jacket to gently removed the trapped dog and rush her to nearby Westchester Veterinarian Center, according to airport police.

Roxy, identified by the tag on her collar, was seriously injured, according to the veterinarians. McLeod called the animal hospital later to check up on her and learned she would need to be euthanized without expensive, life-saving surgery — procedures the family could not afford.

He and other officers collected $400 to pay for Roxy's surgery, according to airport police, who said the dog is "resting comfortably" after the surgery and expected to make a full recovery.

A Navy Junior ROTC instructor at Mar Vista High School accused of having a sexual relationship with a 17-year old female student waived his right to a preliminary hearing on Monday.

Martin Albert Gallegos, 48, agreed to be bound over for the trial.

Gallegos was arrested on April 9 after a Sheriff’s School Resource Officer received information that a teacher at the school was in a relationship with a female student.

He was also a first-year substitute teacher and was fired after his arrest.

Sweetwater Union High School District officials said they were surprised at the allegations because Gallegos had passed all background checks before he was hired.  

But a school district employee to NBC 7, Mar Vista High School did not run background checks on volunteers. 

The school district could not or would not provide documentation to show otherwise.

Weeks after Gallegos' arrest, a 27-year old football coach at Mar Vista High School accused of lewd acts with a 13-year old student on school property was arrested. A 20-year old tutor was also arrested on sex crime charges.

Gallegos has posted bail and is scheduled to be court for a readiness hearing on August 16.

He is charged with sexual penetration by a foreign object and oral copulation of a person under 18.

If convicted, he faces nearly four years in prison.

A 6-year-old girl is in critical condition after being shot while playing outside on Chicago's Northwest Side Monday night.

The young girl was outside a Logan Square neighborhood home at a party in the 2100 block of Bingham when witnesses said they heard anywhere from eight to 10 shots ring out.

A car pulled up and someone inside started shooting at the group, according to witnesses. The girl was the only one hit by gunfire, police said.

Family members rushed the girl to Sts. Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center, where she was treated before being transported to Cook County’s Stroger Hospital. Her name has not been released.

"It really hurts because there are so many innocent people that are just [enjoying the] nice, beautiful weather," said one witness, who wished to remain anonymous. "That’s not fair. That’s not fair for the kids. That’s not fair for our neighborhood."

A law enforcement source told the Chicago Tribune police are searching for a silver vehicle, but police have not released those details.