Editor's note: Despite previous reports that the 52-year-old woman was the girl's grandmother, police said it is not clear how or if the two are related.

A Chicago 6-year-old girl remained in critical condition Saturday after she was seriously wounded in a shooting Friday night while at a vigil with her family in the Roseland neighborhood.

Police sources told NBC Chicago Saturday a person of interest is in custody in connection with the shooting.

It happened at about 7:40 p.m. in the 300 block of West 105th Street, according to Fire Media Affairs.

Quianna Tompkins and at least 40 others were at the home for a memorial for 24-year-old Brandon "Bones" Snipe, who was killed five years ago, when gunfire erupted.

"She ran from the sidewalk up to the grass and she collapsed," said Vanessa Ross, who hosted the memorial. "She just laid there."

Tompkins was shot in the chest and was listed in critical condition at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn.

A 52-year-old woman was also shot in the leg and listed in serious but stable condition.

The shooting reportedly stemmed from an altercation between two groups of men earlier in the day.

"You have two family members who took a bullet for no reason at all, didn't know anything about what was going on, just because someone had an altercation," community activist Andrew Holmes said.

Police were still investigating the incident. No charges were filed as of Sunday morning.

"What's the purpose?" said witness Tasha Moore. "Whoever you want, you go up to them. You don't shoot in no crowd with kids and women."

Tompkins parents pleaded Saturday for anyone with information to come forward and for Chicago to "stop the killing."

“We forgive you we just want some justice for our baby. She is fighting for her life as we speak,” said Tompkins mother Juannake Kenney. “We’ve got to stop the killing.”

“My child loves life, she enjoys it,” said her father Kenneth Tompkins. "She really gets it. To rob her of that, to attempt to rob her of that, is ridiculous. Something needs to be done about this before somebody else’s child gets hurt for no reason.”

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A confirmed case of measles in Ventura County has health officials emphasizing the importance of immunization against the highly contagious disease that has been mostly eradicated in the U.S.

A European tourist is confirmed to have the disease, the Ventura County Public Health Care Agency said Friday. Another tourist, also from Europe, is suspected of having the disease.

Symptoms of measles include fever, runny nose, cough, red eyes and a rash all over the body.

Measles is spread through the air by breathing, coughing or sneezing. It is so contagious that any child exposed to the virus who is not immune will likely contract the disease, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Because the virus is so easily spread, anyone with measles-like symptoms should call their doctor’s office or clinic before visiting in person so they can be separated from other patients, health officials say.

Measles was declared eliminated from the U.S. in 2000, according to the CDC.

About 60 cases of measles are reported yearly in the country. But in 2011, the number of reported cases was higher than usual at 222. Of those patients, nearly 40 percent contracted the virus in other countries.

Worldwide, there are about 20 million cases and 164,000 deaths from measles every year. More than half of those deaths occur in India, according to the national health agency.

Children should get two doses of a vaccine that protects against measles, mumps and rubella, also known as MRR, the CDC recommends.

The first dose is administered between the ages of 12 and 15 months; the second dose is given between ages 4 and 6.

Anyone who needs an MMR vaccine is asked to call the Ventura County Public Health Care Agency at 805-981-5221 or 888-285-5012.

San Diego City Attorney Jan Goldsmith responds to a lawsuit filed against the city and Mayor Bob Filner.

"We will not under any circumstance represent Bob Filner," Goldsmith told reporters hours after a lawsuit accusing Filner of sexual harassment was made public.

The city attorney addressed the complaint filed Monday by attorney Gloria Allred on behalf of her client, former communications director to the mayor Irene McCormack Jackson.

Read Mayor Under Fire: Alleged Victim Speaks

Goldsmith said he has asked for several statements from leaders in the mayor's office but said he is aware of only the one alleged victim at this time.

“When we discuss it with the other attorneys we’re going to figure out how to get to the bottom of it and find out what happened. I want to know the truth and see what steps we need to take if there are others to meet our obligations to them,” Goldsmith said.

He did say that after a July 15 public news conference where attorneys levied allegations of sexual harassment, he requested the mayor not meet with women alone in city facilities as a preventative measure.

Goldsmith said this was agreed to by Mayor Filner and his attorney Harvey Berger who he has retained at personal expense.

The City Attorney’s Office will advise the City Council in closed session regarding any claims or lawsuits. Under the city's charter, the mayor runs closed session meetings.

“As if we haven’t had awkward situations before, we expect to have awkward situations,” Goldsmith said.

Because the mayor has no vote, he will not be able to vote on settlements involving these allegations according to the city attorney.

As for whether he would advise the mayor to resign, Goldsmith said “There are enough legal issues to keep us busy. I’m not getting into the political ones.

Five people were rescued after their boat capsized during a sight-seeing tour Monday afternoon, according to officials.

The accident happened around 1:30 p.m. off the coast of Point Loma, near the tide pools. Officials told NBC 7 that four passengers hired a skipper to take them on a sight-seeing tour. The boat apparently hit the reef and flipped.

Other boaters in the area spotted them and called for help, according to officials. Aerial pictures showed a small boat capsized in the water close to the rocky shore.

Officials said San Diego lifeguards helped five people out of the water, but no one was hurt. Harbor Police also responded.
 

San Diego police responded to reports of a stabbing Monday evening.

The incident happened just after 6 p.m. near the trolley stop at 3rd Avenue and C Street in the downtown area.

Paramedics took one man to the UCSD Medical Center, according to police. There is no word on the extent of the victim’s injuries, but officials said he was conscious and breathing.

Officials said the suspect was seen running from the scene. Police are investigating.
 

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National Hot Dog Day is here and several food retailers are offering free, discounted or gourmet wieners to mark the occasion.

Download the 7-Eleven app to get a coupon for a free 1/8 pound Big Bite.

The Chili Cheese Coney or All-American hot dog is $1 all day long at Sonic.

Participating Kangaroo Express locations across the south and midwest are serving up 25 cent hot dogs between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. Those with a military I.D. can get their meaty treat for free.

Hot dog-loving Chicagoans can enjoy gourmet ethnic themed hot dogs made by Chef David Blonsky at Bull & Bear, who is celebrating the sausage all week long. Check out their full menu here.

For Ruby's Bar & Grill, it's hot dog day everyday. The New York City bar has been surving up free hot dogs for over 25 years.

The Imagine Nation Museum in Bristol, Conn., is helping kids get in on the fun with games and hot dogs between 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

A recent round-up of the country's best hot dogs includes a foie gras and sauternes duck sausage with a truffle aioli from Chicago's Hot Doug's and the garlicky Sabrett hot dog from Katz Delicatessen in New York City.

Not in the mood for encased meat? Arby's is celebrating their 49th anniversary on the same day and will be offering their Roast Beef Classic Sandwich for the throwback price of 64 cents.

An Arlington police officer is in critical condition Tuesday after being shot by a teen suspected of killing a 6-year-old Texas girl whose body was found wrapped in a tarp in a nearby residential street. The teenage suspect was shot in the head by another officer.

Alanna Gallagher's body was found on a residential street about a mile from her family's home in the North Texas community of Saginaw on July 1.

A law enforcement source told NBC DFW that police went to the home of Tyler Holder, 17-year-old neighbor, because DNA evidence linked him to Gallagher's slaying.

The home is in the 600 block of Babbling Brook Drive in Saginaw, a couple of houses away from Gallagher's home.

Holder came to the front door with a gun in his waistband, pulled it out and opened fire at the officers, a law enforcement source said.

Arlington police Detective Charles Lodatto, who was assignment with the FBI task force investigating Gallagher's slaying, was shot in the groin. The bullet divided his femoral artery, doctors said later Tuesday.

Holder was shot in the head and his condition is life-threatening, MedStar EMS confirmed. He was taken to John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth.

Saginaw police spokesman Officer Damon Ing said officers were serving arrest and search warrants on the man they considered the main suspect in Gallagher's slaying.

Holder Arrest Warrant

The arrest warrant issued for Holder outlines the events that lead up to the killing of the 6-year-old and includes graphic details of her death.

Gallagher was found wrapped in a tarp with plastic grocery sacks taped over her head with duct tape. The warrant also states the 6-year-old was sexually assaulted.

NBC DFW has chosen not to reveal further details about the assault because of its graphic nature.

According to the warrant, Holder was seen pacing "up and down the sidewalk" when Gallagher's body was found.

Neighbors in the area told officers that Holder told them the body recovered was Alanna Gallagher before the victim had been identified.

Another neighbor also told officers she had seen a gray tarp in the back yard of Holder's home two to three months ago. At that time, officers didn't see the tarp in the back yard. Officers later determined that the tarp the neighbor spotted in the back yard was similar to the tarp in which Gallagher was wrapped.

Investigators first interviewed Holder on July 1, the day Gallagher was killed. The FBI then interviewed him on July 5 and agreed to provide a DNA sample. On Saturday, Holder's DNA sample matched DNA found on the victim.

The arrest warrant was issued Tuesday.

Neighbors Feel Some Relief

One of Holder's neighbors said authorities warned her hours earlier to expect some type of police activity in the area.

"I asked the detectives if I needed to come get my girls and take them to my grandma's house in Grapevine," said Megan Perez, a next-door neighbor. "They said they couldn't really tell me anything right then but it may be a good idea, so that's when I knew something was going to happen."

Perez's twin daughters regularly played with Gallagher.

Perez said she didn't expect something would happen so soon or that it would end so violently.

"It's scary to think he was so close and it could have been one of my kids," she said.

Danielle Simmons, who lives close to where Gallagher's body was found said she recalls seeing Holder at a candlelight vigil for the slain girl.

"He showed up at her memorial with a 'wanted' shirt on, at the candlelight vigil with a 'wanted' shirt," she said. "How disrespectful is that?"

But residents of Saginaw, which is wrapped in purple ribbons in memory of Gallagher, say they feel some relief that a suspect has been identified.

"Our community can go back to being the way we were," Simmons said. "This is a very family-oriented community."

NBC DFW's Greg Janda, Scott Gordon, Ray Villeda, Keaton Fox and Kevin Cokely contributed to this report.

Equipment and a van belonging to the band Flock of Seagulls -- most famous for the 1982 hit "I Ran (So Far Away)" and its members' teased hairstyles -- were stolen early Sunday from a Downey, Calif. hotel parking in a theft captured on surveillance video.

Images: Rocks Stars Then and Now

The video shows a man exit a car parked behind the band's white van, loaded with more than $70,000 worth of equipment. The man backed the van out of the parking spot as another individual drove away in the thieves' vehicle.

The van also contained hard drives with a nearly completed solo album from band frontman Mike Score, whose cascading blonde hair was an MTV staple of the early 1980s. The band also had hits with "Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)" and "Space Age Love Song," and earned a Grammy for Best Rock Instrumental Performance in 1983.

The Liverpool-based band went through several member lineups in following years before Score reformed the band in the late 1980s. The original Flock members performed together in 2003 for the VH1 series "Bands Reunited."

Score, who now lives in Florida, and his bandmates had just finished a performance before Sunday's theft and planned to leave for London this week as part of a tour, according to the Associated Press. 

The theft occurred at a Comfort Inn in the 9400 block of Firestone Boulevard. The van was stolen between 1:45 a.m. and 9:30 a.m., after a performance in Bellflower, according to Downey police.

The show went on Sunday night when the band used rented equipment.

Call 562-861-0771 with information about the theft.

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A plaque honoring a 9/11 firefighter at a Long Island community center was ripped down and authorities have surveillance video showing a group of teens removing it. 

The plaque honoring William Mahoney was removed, along with several flags, from the Connetquot Youth Association, overnight July 4, according to Mike Barbara, a vp of the organization.

Surveillance video shows a group of teens lighting fireworks in a ballfield at the complex, then climbing on the roof and taking down the flags and plaque.

"They pried the plaque right off the rock," Barbara said. "It's terrible, for somebody that gave their life, you know, back on 9/11 and the place where his kids played and were brought up -- for somebody to go and do that to somebody's father is just sick, it's not right."

Barbara said after reports began to surface in the community about the vandalism, the plaque was thrown back over the center's fence, wrapped in one of the flags.

"We got it back, that's a good thing, but still what was done was done, it's wrong and we're not taking it lightly," he said.

Suffolk County police are investigating, and Barbara said authorities have good leads based on images from the cameras.

The San Diego County official who asked for a stay on same-sex marriages in California defended his actions Tuesday saying the recent Supreme Court ruling on Prop 8 has created a quagmire.

County Assessor Recorder-Clerk Ernie Dronenburg, with the help of Prop 8 proponent and attorney Charles LiMandri, petitioned the California Supreme Court Friday requesting a stay on same-sex marriages in California. Read petition here

Despite Dronenburg's efforts, Attorney General Kamala Harris announced Tuesday afternoon that the California Supreme Court has denied the clerk's request to halt same-sex marriages.

In 2008, Californian voters adopted the constitutional amendment outlawing same-sex marriage that set of a long legal battle that reached the U.S. Supreme Court.

In June, justices decided that it could not rule on a challenge to Prop. 8, paving the way for same-sex marriage to resume.

On Tuesday, Dronenburg stood outside the county administration building where couples go to apply for marriage licenses and said he didn’t take the action lightly.

Dronenburg said he didn't take the action to stop same-sex marriages but rather to gain legal clarity on the issue.

“I asked for a stay because I believe it’s cruel to set up people,” Dronenburg said. “In 2004, the court came out against it and they had to unwrap 4,000 marriages. That is hurtful. That should not be the government,” he said.

Timeline: Prop 8 in California

Susan Jester, Log Cabin Republicans of San Diego County President, wants the county clerk to stop using his office to interfere with the law.

“I don’t believe it’s good government to mix your religious beliefs with your constitutional office duties,” Jester said.

“His job is to implement the law, not to try to change it.”

Lori Hensic with the American Military Partner Association called the legal motion a “direct attack” on military service members who plan to marry their partners.

Pastor Richard McCullen of the Missiongathering Church called for an investigation into Dronenburg's actions while telling the clerk to "do his job or to step aside."

Dronenburg said he informed the San Diego County Board of Supervisors that he was going to file the motion before Friday.

The paperwork was filed at no cost to county taxpayers Dronenburg said. He said he is working with a pro-bono lawyer and using personal funds.

“In the California constitution there's a provision that says unless an appellate court strikes down a California law, in this case a constitutional amendment that should still be enforced by government officials, “LiMandri told NBC 7 on Friday.

That provision - Article III, Section 3.5 of the California Constitution - states an administrative agency has no power to declare a statute unenforceable … on the basis of it being unconstitutional unless an appellate court has made a determination that such statute is unconstitutional.”

It’s one of several legal arguments Dronenburg said he’s seeking guidance on. The others include a question on jurisdiction and on whether the California Department of Health has authority over county clerks.

While Dronenburg was speaking to the media, a man confronted him and asked why the clerk's office issued him a marriage license only to then turn around and request a stay.

Dronenburg directly addressed the man saying he filed the legal motion to protect him.

“I gave you the marriage license because I was told to issue the marriage license. I entered the suit to say timeout so you wouldn’t be put in this position,” he said.

State Attorney General Kamala Harris has threatened legal action against any county clerk that fails to issue marriage certificates to same-sex couples.

On Friday, Harris issued the following statement: "The filing offers no new arguments that could deny same-sex couples their constitutionally protected civil rights. The federal injunction is still in effect, and it requires all 58 counties to perform same-sex marriages. No exceptions."
 

Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell issued a statement Tuesday apologizing for the embarrassment that he and members of his family had brought on his state's citizens -- but he also said that in he "broke no laws" in his dealings with a connected campaign donor.

The brief statement said that loans made to McDonnell family by Jonnie Williams, CEO of Star Scientific, had been paid in full.

The repayments included $52,278.17 that was loaned to his wife, Maureen McDonnell, in 2011 and $71,837 loaned to a small real estate business owned by the governor and his sister, the statement read.

The loans include principal and interest.

"I am deeply sorry for the embarrassment certain members of my family and I brought upon my beloved Virginia and her citizens," the statement read. "I want you to know that I broke no laws and that I am committed to regaining your sacred trust and confidence. I hope today's action is another step toward that end."

McDonnell has been under state and federal investigation -- and under public fire -- for his ties to Star Scientific, a Henrico County-based company that makes a dietary supplement that the company hopes could be used to treat Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, schizophrenia and depression.

Authorities also are believed to be examining gifts that the McDonnell family received from Star Scientific, which reportedly paid the $15,000 catering bill for the wedding of McDonnell's daughter and gave the governor a $6,500 Rolex watch.

The controversy has taken a toll on McDonnell's popularity in the state, with only 46 percent of Virginians in a recent poll saying they approved of McDonnell's performance as governor. The poll, released earlier this month, measured McDonnell's lowest approval ratings of his time as governor.

But the statement seems to mark a change in McDonnell's approach to the controversy since he added to his legal team earlier this month.

Previously the governor defended his handling of the gifts and loans from Star Scientific and had suggested some media reports were misleading.

One of three Northern Virginia Democrats who have called for McDonnell's resignation says the governor's statement does not change his opinion.

"His statement does not deal with or address any of the luxuries or gifts he and his family allegedly received, " Fairfax County Democratic Delegate Scott Surovell told News4's Julie Carey. "There were $50,000 in gifts. It doesn't begin to address that."

Surovell says he does not believe McDonnell can continue to govern effectively with the distraction of the federal investigation that is underway.

Three GOP leaders in the Virginia House issued their own statement shortly after McDonnell.

House Speaker Bill Howell (R-Stafford), Del. Tim Hugo (R-Fairfax County) and Del. Kirk Cox (R-Colonial Heights) called McDonnell's apology "an important step toward regaining the trust and confidence of the people of Virginia."

Their statement also says the controversy involving the governor raises questions about Virginia's financial disclosure system.

The governor has maintained all along he's properly accounted for gifts from Jonnie Williams. But Virginia law does not require reporting of gifts to family member. The GOP House leaders say they are reviewing the disclosure system and plan to seek strong reforms in the 2014 legislative session.

A San Diego woman died after becoming trapped underneath a van in her own driveway Monday, according to fire-rescue officials.

San Diego police say the woman left her van in gear and somehow ended up in front of the vehicle where she was crushed.

Officers identified the woman as 80-year-old Ester Villa.

Neighbors spotted Villa under the van in her driveway at Beta and 37th Streets in Southcrest around 7:30 p.m.

They said they tried to get the woman out from under the van. One witness said he grabbed a jack to relieve the weight of the car from Villa.

They say they saw her moving her head when they first approached.

Shortly after, she stopped responding witnesses told NBC 7.

She was pronounced dead at the scene, according to officials.

How long Villa was under the car is unknown.

Neighbors say the victim's intellectually-disabled daughter who was standing by the vehicle panicked, not knowing what to do.

She was in the house at the time of the accident.

 

San Diego Mayor Bob Filner released a statement Monday evening, responding to the lawsuit filed against him by former communication director Irene McCormack Jackson.

In the statement, Filner said he is “saddened” by the allegations and asks the public not to jump to conclusions.

Here is the mayor’s full statement:

“I am saddened by the charges that were leveled against me today. Once due process is allowed to unfold, I am certain there will be a better understanding of this situation.

“I remain committed to the people of San Diego and the work that needs to be done. My dreams and plans for moving this City to new heights are continuing. I humbly ask that through this vicious storm of controversy, people take a moment and temper their rush to judgment.

“I do not believe these claims are valid. That is why due process is so important. I intend to defend myself vigorously and I know that justice will prevail.”

Earlier Monday, McCormack Jackson and her attorney Gloria Allred spoke at a news conference. The plaintiff said the mayor made multiple inappropriate and lewd comments toward her.

Read more about the allegations in the lawsuit here
 

A New York senator is urging the Federal Emergency Management Agency to eliminate a federal flood insurance loophole affecting thousands of Sandy victims in New York and New Jersey.

The so-called "earth movement" clause in national flood insurance policies reads, "We do not insure for loss of property caused directly by earth movement even if the earth movement is caused by flood."

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand blasted the clause as "bureaucratic fine print" that was preventing Sandy-affected homeowners from getting back on their feet. 

Freeport homeowner Stephen Parke said it was "like getting punched in the stomach from Sandy, then getting hit in the face when they deny you." 

Parke's home was condemned after Sandy floodwaters damaged its foundation. Then his insurance carrier in the FEMA-managed flood program refused to pay the full value of his $180,000 policy.

Instead, Parke has received only $85,000 on his claim. It's not enough to rebuild, he said. So nine months after Sandy, the damaged home remains vacant, with Parke, his partner and son living in a rental apartment.

The home is scheduled for demolition Wednesday.

"I had a policy. Why shouldn't our policy cover us?" asked Parke.

According to Parke, he will have to take a loan to replace the home Sandy destroyed.

"It's immoral," said Garden City lawyer Jerry Reisman, who represents about six homeowners fighting the earth movement clause.

"If you're buying flood insurance, you should be covered for a flood."

FEMA did not respond to requests for comment.

In the past, FEMA has reportedly said it is "following the law." Homeowners whose full claims are denied can appeal, but in Parke's case, his appeal was also denied last week.

"We thought we were protected," Parke said. "So did a lot of other people."

A man died after crashing his motorcycle Monday night in Oceanside.

Crews were called to the Creekwood Villas apartments at 3020 Oceanside Boulevard at 7:39 p.m. Police said the man had been thrown from the motorcycle. Paramedics took him to the hospital, but were unable to save his life.

Witnesses told police they saw the motorcyclist do a wheelie before he lost control and crashed.

The victim’s hasn’t been released. Police are investigating.
 

A bicyclist who struck and killed a 71-year-old man in San Francisco has pleaded guilty to felony vehicular manslaughter, according to San Francisco's district attorney.

“We hope this case continues to serve as a reminder that blatant disregard of the traffic laws can have dire consequences,” said San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon.