Family and friends of murder victims held a day of remembrance Saturday in Poway to pay tribute to their loved ones.

River of Remembrance, held at Crime Victim Oak Garden, coincided with the National Day of Remembrance for Murder Victims, an annual event meant to focus on the impact murder has on families and communities.

Co-sponsoring Saturday's event, which lasted from 10 a.m. to noon, was the Survivors of Violent Loss Program and The Cara Knott Foundation.

Cara Knott was a young San Diego woman murdered in the area where Crime Victim Oak Garden sits and today the garden hosts the annual event.

At the ceremony, family and friends of murder victims were asked to paint a rock with the name of someone they lost and place it alongside others, thus creating a river of names of people lost to violent crimes. T-shirts were also painted with names and adorned several oak trees in the area.

River of Remembrance was created in part as way for families to express that they will never forget their loved ones lost to murder, according to event coordinator, Dayna Herroz.

Julie Royal, who attended Saturday’s event, agreed.

"I think that's everyone’s biggest worry is that they'll be forgotten,” Royal said. “We won’t allow that they are not forgettable.”

Royal came to the event to mourn her 24-year-old daughter Brittany Jane and Jane's unborn child were murdered just three months ago.

"I just want people to know who she was,” said Royal, “and that she'll never be forgotten, even if she isn’t here with us right now.”

An officer was involved in a shooting with a suspect in the Pacific Beach area Saturday, San Diego police confirmed.

The shooting happened around 3:45 p.m. at Garnet Avenue and Everts Street, near a McDonald's fast food restaurant.

According to SDPD Capt. Terry McManus, police were called by a person claiming a male suspect, armed with either a knife or scissors, lunged at them before walking away.

An officer who happened to be in the area responded to the call a minute or so later, McManus said.

When the officer arrived, he reportedly matched the caller's description of the suspect to a man.

That man then approached the officer, which is when the officer shot him in the lower abdomen, according to McManus.

The suspect suffered non-life threatening injuries, McManus said.

He was taken into custody and police began interviewing several witnesses at the scene.

Police said they would release further details about the shooting.

Cell phone video of the incident from a witness included the sound of a gunshot and moments later showed a person on the ground being handcuffed by an officer.

Witnesses at the scene told NBC 7 that an officer was chasing a suspect on Garnet Avenue when the officer asked the suspect to put their hands up.

The suspect reportedly refused and then charged at the officer with some kind of weapon. One witness said the suspect was carrying scissors.

Witnesses said the officer then fired one shot at the suspect, which hit the suspect in the torso.

Police closed off street access in the area as they continued to round up evidence and process the scene. Homicide detectives were called to investigate, which is protocol following an officer-involved shooting.

As of 4:51 p.m., a Sig Alert had been issued in the area as the investigation continued. Check our interactive traffic map for updates.

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What began Saturday night as a rave concert with a sea of young people in attendance ended with what police are calling a "mass casualty event" at Quassy Amusement Park in Middlebury, Conn.

About 1,200 young people showed up at the amusement park Saturday for the electronic dance concert.

Police said the concert began around 6 p.m. and that at 10:30, "it was like a light switch went off" as four people dropped to the ground from drug overdoses.

"Something terrible was going on," said Jeffrey Montville of Middlebury, who lives just a half mile from the park.

Three officers working the park attended to the concert-goers.

Police said they suspect that the drug in question was 2CP, a powerful hallucinogenic similar to LSD. The drug overheats the body and takes effect about three to five hours after it's ingested.

One of those people was male, either 17 or 18 years old. He was not breathing and lacked a pulse. Officers performed CPR and used a defibrillator.

Ambulances rushed to the scene. Crews from Waterbury, Naugatuck, Woodbury and Watertown responded to the amusement park, along with and State police from Troops A and L.

K-9 units also canvassed the park to make sure that no victims were overlooked.

The situation was secured a little after midnight, according to police.

A total of seven people were taken to the hospital for treatment. Four are still in the hospital: two at Saint Mary’s and two at Waterbury Hospital.

Authorities also arrested 30-year-old Kyle Stoddard of New Milford for interfering with police while they were treating the overdose patients.

Montville said he wondered if the wide age range of the concert-goers might have contributed to the problem.

"That's matches and dynamite, when you're taking 16-year-olds and 21-year-olds," Montville said.

The concert was hosted by a New England-based event production team called Tight Crew, which, acccording to its website, specializes in "large scale electronic dance music in safe, friendly and unique environments."

In a Facebook message posted after the incident, Tight Crew wrote:

"We are sorry fo that is going on... Unfortunately the actions of a few individuals led to the unforeseen ending of the night… Our goal is and has always been to find fun and safe venues to throw these events. Tight Crew will do a free event to make this up to everyone in attendance.”

An event organizer says he and his family received death threats after trying to schedule an autograph signing for Eagles QB Michael Vick at a Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant in Springettsbury Township, Pa. 

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Vick continues to receive public criticism four years after serving a 19-month stint in federal prison for running a dog fighting operation. Joe Bartolo, the owner of JJ Cards-N-Toys, told the York Daily Record that he tried to organize an autograph signing with the 33-year-old quarterback at the Buffalo Wild Wings for October 31. When word of the signing spread, Bartolo claims threats were made against him and his family.

Bartolo told the York Daily Record that he and his wife received nearly 1500 death threats. Buffalo Wild Wings also received angry comments on their Facebook page.

A spokesperson for the restaurant confirmed the event was canceled but did not mention any death threats. Instead, the spokesperson told the Huffington Post that the event was “arranged through a third party and did not follow the proper process or go through appropriate approvals.”

Vick's agent later claimed his client was never even booked for the event in the first place, according to the 700level.

Bartolo told the Daily Record however that he plans on rescheduling the event.

Last March, Vick was forced to cancel book signing appearances at Barnes and Noble stores in Atlanta, New Jersey and Exton due to threats of violence against him and his family.

In the midst of the alleged death threats against the event organizer, an ex-MMA fighter is continuing his challenge to Vick.

Last year, 44-year-old Gordon Shell, a retired MMA fighter and advocate for animal rights, challenged Vick to a charity fight, claiming the proceeds would go towards animal rights organizations. Shell says a spokesperson for Vick told him the Eagles QB wanted “no part of it.”

After news of the canceled Buffalo Wild Wings appearance spread, Shell told the Huffington Post that his offer for Vick still stands. According to Shell, Vick’s prison sentence wasn't punishment enough.

"If you truly want redemption, if you truly want to be free, people want to see you bleed," Shell told the Huffington Post. "At the end of the fight, I'm going to grab the microphone, and just announce to all the animal advocates, OK, this man has actually stepped up. We're both bleeding. He's bleeding. He's felt like what it's like to be a dog. Except he's still alive, we haven't electrocuted him. But he's stepped up. Now we have to let him finally be free."

Shell is also currently selling T-shirts with the words “Fight Me Mike Vick” on the front.
 

Dallas police confirm a 7-year-old boy was shot during a possible drive-by shooting.

It happened Saturday around 7:52 p.m. at a home in the 10300 block of Chelmsford Drive.

The child was struck in the leg and transported to Children's Medical Center Dallas. A police spokesperson said the injuries are not life threatening.

The suspect vehicle is a white SUV, possible a Tahoe, but investigators were still working to confirm that information. There was no information available about the suspect or suspects.

A man who said he is the boy's uncle, but who would not give his name, said whoever was responsible shot up the car.

Police say it's not clear if there were words exchanged prior to the shooting or if gunfire was exchanged involving more than one person.

The boy's uncle says he didn't even cry after the shooting. He says the gunman had to see have seen the children as one of them was still getting in the car.

Police have not identified a motive, but the uncle indicated the family might have known who was responsible. The home in question did appear to have security cameras on it.

Waterbury, Conn., police have identified and arrested the man who they say left a backpack containing two homemade bombs outside the police department on Friday night.

According to police, Michael Dube, 20, of 135 May Street in Naugatuck, admitted to making two bombs from fireworks powder, cardboard cylinders and duct tape and carrying them around in his backpack.

Dube is a door-to-door vacuum salesman working in an office next door to the police department, authorities said.

Police said Dube's employer reported seeing the backpack on a sidewalk outside the police department around 7:45 p.m. Friday. The employer told police he believed two pipe bombs were inside.

Authorities roped off the area, evacuated a nearby home and diverted traffic around the scene. The State Police Bomb Squad arrived to investigate, police said.

The bomb squad determined that the backpack contained two suspicious devices. Authorities did a controlled detonation using water to neutralize the items.

The police department continued to operate throughout the evening. No one was hurt during the incident.

Dube is charged with illegal possession of explosives, manufacturing bombs and first-degree reckless endangerment.

He is being held at the Waterbury Police Department on a $250,000 bond and is due in court Monday morning.

Police said they searched Dube's home and didn't find anything else suspicious.

The United Nations’ mission is for countries to unite “for a better world,” but the annual General Assembly has often served as a reminder of the struggle that can arise when leaders of 193 nations come together.

Held at the U.N. headquarters in New York, the General Assembly is “the main deliberative, policy making and representative organ of the United Nations,” according to the U.N. website. This year's Assembly started on Sept. 17, though high-level meetings kick off Monday. General Debate, where leaders address can fellow delegates, begins Tuesday.

Historic decisions like the 1945 creation of Israel have occurred during the annual U.N. meeting of the world’s leaders. But in the 68 years of the Assembly, there have been plenty of theatrical moments on the world's stage, too.

Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev’s infamous (if inconclusive) shoe-banging incident made headlines in 1960. In 2006, Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez got attention for comments likening George W. Bush to the devil. Three years later, Libya's Moammar Khaddafy had a tough time finding a property owner willing to let him pitch his giant tent while in town. Last year, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held up a cartoon drawing of a bomb and drew a red line indicating when to act against Iran's suspected nuclear program.

This year promises to be no different, according to NYU Professor Shinasi Rama, who focuses on international relations and comparative politics. Although past-headline makers Khaddafy and Chavez have died and Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is out of power, Rama said that, undoubtedly, someone else will make waves at this year's meeting.

“I expect that there will be some erratic kind of behavior, eccentric and out of the norm,” Rama said. “Every time the General Assembly of the United Nations meets, there will always be states and leaders that push their political agenda and appeal to their constituents back home by doing things that seem extreme or erratic to U.S. public sensibilities.”

Rama did not predict who that would be, but said it is unavoidable that in such a large meeting of the minds at least one delegate would do something in an effort to be remembered.

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One of the main reasons for contention at the annual meeting is that the mission of the U.N. often does not align with the political ambitions of the world’s leaders, Rama said.

“The United Nations was built on great hope of building peace and stability for the world,” he said. “Countries are pushing for their agendas which are not always in line with the human rights ideas or support for the mission of the United Nations, but are based on cold-hearted calculations of their interest.”

This year, the Assembly is poised to focus on the Syria conflict and the creation of a “pivotal” new post-2015 global plan for development, according to the U.N. website.

There are also rumors of the possibility of a historic meeting between President Barack Obama and new Iranian President Hassan Rouhani sparked by recent written correspondence between the leaders.

If the two did meet, it would mark the first time that a U.S. and Iranian president have spoken directly since the Iranian Revolution in 1979.

"Even something as seemingly small as a handshake would mean that a taboo has been broken," Hussein Banai, co-author of the book "Becoming Enemies: U.S.-Iran Relations and the Iran-Iraq War," told NBC News.

Such an ice-breaking move could set the stage for a future meeting, P.J. Crowley, a former assistant secretary of state and National Security Council adviser, told NBC News.

The General Assembly of the United Nations is scheduled to conclude on October 8. A list of speakers for the General Debate will be announced at 9:00 a.m. on Sept. 24.

All General Debate proceedings will be streamed on the U.N. website.

For full U.S. and world news coverage, visit NBCNews.com.

A Columbia professor who wrote a New York Times op-ed last year about hate crimes against American Sikhs was attacked by a group of teens over the weekend, law enforcement officials tell NBC 4 New York.

Prabhjot Singh, a Sikh and an assistant professor at Columbia's School of International and Public Affairs, said he was walking on 110th Street and Lenox Avenue at around 8 p.m. Saturday when he was confronted by more than a dozen teens on bicycles who shouted slurs before attacking him.

"I heard 'Get Osama' and then 'terrorists,' and then the next thing I felt was someone moving past me, ripping at my beard and then hitting me in the chin," Singh told NBC 4 New York.

Singh said he started running and was punched in the face and in his sides. His attackers continued to kick and punch him after he fell to the ground, he said.

Singh was taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital Saturday and had surgery on his jaw, which was fractured.

Singh believes he could have died if passersby hadn't helped get the teens off him.

"There's no doubt in my mind it was a bias-related event," he said.

The attack, he says, makes him worry that his 1-year-old son, "who will certainly resemble a Sikh man," will face similar hatred as he gets older.

"My fear is that they'll disappear into the neighborhood," he said of the assailants, adding that he hopes the community mobilizes to prevent similar attacks.

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Microsoft Corp. is expected to announce new Surface tablet computers, including a version with a smaller screen to compete with Google's Nexus 7 and Apple's iPad Mini.

The company has an announcement event scheduled in New York on Monday.

It comes about a month before Microsoft releases an update to its Windows 8 operating system on Oct. 17. Among other things, Windows 8.1 will be usable on smaller touch screens, which have become popular because they are cheaper and easier to carry. The previous version of Windows 8 was limited to tablets with 10-inch to 12-inch screens.

The new Surface tablets could also get lighter and thinner thanks to a processing chip that uses less energy and doesn't require a fan. Known as Haswell, the chip is already used in laptops from Apple, Samsung, Dell and other companies. Apple's 13-inch MacBook Air with Haswell gets up to 12 hours of use, compared with seven hours before.

Microsoft began selling Surface tablets last October, but sales have been slow. The company shipped about a million tablets in the first three months of 2013, according to research firm IDC. That includes about 260,000 of the slimmed-down RT version of Surface and 750,000 of the Pro version, which is compatible with older Windows programs. The shipments gave Microsoft a meager 2 percent share of the tablet market in the first quarter. By the second quarter, Microsoft tablets dropped out of IDC's Top 5.

Microsoft, which is based in Redmond, Wash., absorbed a $900 million charge in the April-June period to account for its expected losses from the Surface RT after it slashed prices to stimulate demand. The $150 cut brought the price of the Surface RT with 32 gigabytes of memory to $349. The Surface has a 10.1-inch screen measured diagonally. The RT version is 1.5 pounds. The Pro version is 2 pounds and starts at $799, $100 less than it was at launch.

Microsoft has manufactured devices before, such as its Xbox gaming console. In selling the Surface, the company became a competitor to its many manufacturing partners, which rely on its Windows operating system to power their machines. Microsoft is trying hard to succeed in tablets because personal computer sales are falling.
 

U.S. State Department officials responsible for the launch of the Affordable Care Act's new state-based insurance exchanges say they have access to funds in case of a government shutdown on Oct. 1.

Even in a U.S. government shutdown, Obamacare exchanges could function (Reuters)

• Independent experts believe the effects of a government shutdown on the implementation of the new health care law could be very minimal.
• It is still unclear whether the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services can operate a federal data "hub" that supports the state-run online exchanges. The "hub" collects personal information to determine whether someone would be eligible for federal subsidies for health insurance.

Meanwhile, insurers in many states are driving down the cost of health insurance by offering a restricted number of providers who will treat patients in their new health plans.

Lower Health Insurance Premiums to Come at Cost of Fewer Choices (NY Times)

• Insurers said they have created smaller networks of doctors and hospitals than are typically found in commercial insurance. Those health care providers will most likely be paid less than what they have been receiving from commercial insurers.
• A new study from consulting company Health Research Institute of PricewaterhouseCoopers revealed that insurers passed over major medical centers when selecting providers to keep costs low.
• Under the Affordable Care Act, federal officials have said that consumers in many states will be able to buy health insurance for less than $300 a month – with federal subsidies, it could cost less than $100 a month per person.

The NYPD has heightened security at key locations around the city in response to the ongoing attack on a mall in Kenya that killed dozens, though officials say there are no specific threats to the city.

Counterterror units have been deployed throughout the city and extra officers were on the streets Sunday, especially in heavily trafficked areas like Times Square and Penn Station.

"We keep track of events across the globe as they unfold and we adjust our counter terrorism efforts accordingly," NYPD spokesman John McCarthy said in a statement. "We have redeployed our critical response and Hercules teams as a precaution. There is no specific threat."

Gunmen with heavy artillery stormed a crowded shopping mall frequented by Westerners in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi Saturday, killing at least 68 people, wounding 175 and taking hostages.

The mall remained under siege Sunday and gunfire could still be heard from the scene, according to NBC News. The U.S. State Department said four American citizens were among the injured.

The Somali militant group al-Shabab claimed responsibility for the attack and threatened additional strikes, saying it was in retaliation "for the lives of innocent Muslims" killed by Kenyan forces leading an African Union offensive in Somalia.

In nearby Jersey City, local Kenyans attending a church service said Sunday that their thoughts and prayers were with those still held hostage in the mall.

"We will pray for them and ask for patience," said Rev. Haron Orutwa during his sermon at Tumaini Kristo Lutheran Church.

--Jonathan Vigliotti contributed reporting

A massive wildfire burning near Yosemite National Park since last  month is 84 percent contained, with full containment now predicted by Oct. 1.

The Rim Fire, which started Aug. 17 at Jawbone Ridge in the  Stanislaus National Forest before spreading into Yosemite, had consumed  257,126 acres as of Sunday, according to the U.S. Forest Service.

Containment was initially predicted to occur by Sept. 20, but that  date has since been pushed back.

The fire has destroyed structures including 11 homes and 98  outbuildings, as well as the Berkeley Tuolumne Family Camp, and caused 10  injuries, officials said. It also damaged San Francisco Public Utility  Commission hydroelectric powerhouses and power transmission lines.

Saturday's rains and higher humidity in the area may limit the  fire's spread, but also caused some erosion and rock and debris falls in the  burned areas, forest service officials said.

The fire has cost $122 million to fight so far.

A bee expert with a bucket and broom became the most valuable player in Sunday afternoon's game at Angel Stadium when a swarm of bees in the outfield scattered fans and players, leading to a nearly half-hour game delay.

John Poto identified himself as a beekeeper when he came out of the stands to make what proved to be a game-saving catch. Fans fled the outfield stands, others pulled blankets over their heads, and Mariners players were pulled from the field as Poto used a broom, orange Gatorade bucket filled with honey and repellent to clear the swarm.

"That was weird," said Angels starter C.J. Wilson. "There was a softball-sized bee colony on the ground. It was amazing. I've never seen that before.

"That dude just came out of the stands, 'It's OK, I'm a beekeeper.' It was like a Seinfeld episode."

The swarm arrived in the bottom of the third inning, circling the stadium and sending Seattle pitcher Felix Hernandez from the mound to take cover. Hernandez's flight brought jeers from the nearby Angels dugout.

"When they called timeout and I turned around, I saw them and just started running to the dugout, the (Angels) dugout," Hernandez said. "I just saw them in right field and I said, 'No, I'm not staying here.'"

Umpires stopped the game as the bees gathered in the outfield. The swarm congregated near the center-field fence, and Poto -- he works for raw honey business Honey Pacifica, based in Long Beach -- came to the rescue.

The game was delayed again in the top of the fourth inning because of a smaller swarm.

Seattle went on the win, 3-2.

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The sound of "Taps" filled the air at Arlington National Cemetery Monday as the families of two missing Air Force pilots who died together during the Vietnam War finally laid their loved ones to rest.

James Sizemore and Howard Andre were friends at Georgia Tech University and later reunited as the crew of a Douglas A-26 invader. The two died in July 1969 when their bomber crashed over Laos.

Their caskets were interred as they stood during the war - side by side.

"It's very meaningful. They flew together, they died together and they ought to be buried together," James Sizemore's brother Gene Sizemore said.

Seizemore was the pilot and Andre, the navigator during that fateful nighttime flight over the Plain of Jars region of Xiangkhouang Province, according to pownetwork.org. The A26 invaders were deployed to perform "hunter-killer missions against truck convoys" in Laos.

Their plane was shot down by hostile fire, and military officials were told they couldn't have survived the crash. The two were classified as "Killed in Action/Body Not Recovered."

Three years ago, a joint U.S./Lao People's Democratic Republic team recovered human remains, personal effects and military equipment at the site of crash; and in April, scientists with the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command task force identified the remains as those of Sizemore and Andre.

"I think we'll finally get some closure -- at least I'm hoping," Sizemore's nephew Bill Sizemore said.

Sequestration forced the men's families to pay for the traditional flyover -- a final tribune to the fallen airmen. The families utilized the help of Warrier Aviation to help the flyover become a reality.

Both men were buried with full military honors.

A 3-year-old girl died after she was caught inside a sofa bed where she and another child were sleeping in their Harlem home Sunday, police said.

Police responding to a 911 call at the home on West 140th Street around 6 p.m. found Aissante Diallo unconscious. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police said she and a 10-year-old sibling were on the bed when it somehow folded up, trapping Aissante. The 10-year-old was able to escape. 

Two other younger children were in the room at the time, but not on the bed. 

The children were in the care of their mother's boyfriend, who flagged down a police officer on the street for help after the child was caught. He has been charged with endangering the welfare of a child.

Neighbors were horrified. 

"Can you imagine?" said Fatsu Matza, crying. "She just stay right there and strangle herself to death." 

Despite racking up 11 penalties for 116 yards, the Tennessee Titans beat the San Diego Chargers Sunday 20-17 at LP Field in Nashville, Tennessee.

The game was characterized by a heavy rushing presence by the Titans (170 yards) and conservative play-calling at the end by the Chargers, who, after six rushing plays, gave the ball back to Tennessee with almost two minutes left to play.

The move proved to be costly, as the Titans drove down the field and ended the game with a touchdown to secure the win.

At the beginning of the game, San Diego struck early with a beautiful catch by tight end Antonio Gates in the first quarter for a seven-yard touchdown.

Gates and his protege, tight-end Ladarius Green, had strong games with seven receptions for 103 yards combined. Running back Danny Woodhead continued his contributions to the offense with 31 yards rushing and 55 receiving.

In the second quarter the Titans drove for 90 yards, all of them on the ground, but the Chargers defense was able to hold them to a field goal. Later in the quarter, Titans' quarterback Jake Locker ran the ball in for a seven-yard touchdown, making the score 10-10 with a little over a minute left to play.

Wide receiver Eddie Royal scored a touchdown, his sixth of the season, on the Chargers next drive, but it was negated by offensive pass interference by rookie Keenan Allen. Rivers had words with the referees on the call and was flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct, pushing the Chargers to a first-and-goal at the 30-yard line (yes, you read that right).

Kicker Nick Novak's field goal was blocked, and the Chargers headed into half-time with a tied game.

In the second half the Chargers got their first rushing touchdown of the season in the third quarter, with a one-yard gain by running back Ronnie Brown. That was San Diego's first rushing touchdown in 14 games.

The Chargers were able to keep that lead until the Titans' final drive of the game, where they scored a touchdown on a 34-yard pass from Locker to Justin Hunter.

The Chargers were without five starters during Sunday's game: ILB Donald Butler (groin); CB Shareece Wright (hamstring); WR Malcom Floyd (neck); ILB Manti Te'o (foot); and RT DJ Fluker (concussion).

Annie's take:

Poor play-calling by the Chargers at the end of the game. You can't give the ball to the other team with two minutes left to play. Rivers and company have proven they can get first downs. Let them get those and keep the ball.
 

A 26-year-old woman with ties to San Diego was among the many victims injured in Nairobi, Kenya, Saturday when a group of gunmen stormed a crowded shopping mall and began firing shots, killing at least 68 people and wounding 175 others.

According to a tweet posted by a La Jolla-based organization called the New Leaders Council, local Elaine Dang was injured in the mall shooting in the Kenyan capital, but is expected to survive.

The message posted to the group's Twitter page Saturday read:

“Prayers to @NLC_LA alum Elaine Dang, injured in Nairobi. She expects a full recovery. #muchlove #NLCFamily”

New Leaders Council Los Angeles Board President, Eric DeSob, spoke to NBC 7 San Diego about Dang on Sunday.

"Elaine is an incredibly strong and brave person," said DeSob. "I worked with her through New Leader Council Los Angeles which trains young progressive leaders like Elaine to impact the world in meaningful and positive ways. Her time and work in Kenya to date have done just that," DeSob added.

DeSob said that before joining the New Leaders Council, Elaine also taught high school students on a Native American reservation in New Mexico.

A tweet posted by another company called Eat Out Kenya also referenced Dang in connection with the deadly shooting spree.

That tweet read:

“Sadly @eladang was wounded in the incident. She's in hospital but so far we're hoping for the best.”

Later, another tweet posted to the Twitter page for Eat Out Kenya read:

"Our team who was at #westgate today are safe and recovering at hospital. RIP to all the victims. Thank you for all the messages."

Sunday morning, a Twitter account believed to be owned by Dang tweeted a photo of what appears to be her in a hospital. The accompanying text read, "Proof that I am OK - hanging out with some of my best friends in Nairobi."

Upon researching, NBC 7 learned that Dang currently serves as the general manager for Eat Out Kenya, a website that helps visitors and locals find the best restaurants and bars in Kenya.

A social media profile belonging to Dang indicates that she's worked for the company in Nairobi since June.

On Saturday, the company posted the following statement on their Facebook page:

"The EatOut Family is shocked and horrified at the incidents that have taken place today at Westgate Mall. We send our condolences to everyone who was in the Mall today, and to all the families of those who have been hurt and injured. Members of our team who were at the Mall are all stable and being looked after. We have lost friends today."

The company also said they would be "closed until further notice."

Address records indicate that Dang once lived in San Diego County. Her social media profiles say she graduated from Torrey Pines High School and then went on to graduate from the University of California, Berkeley.

Dang also appears to have worked for several humanitarian groups in California, including Teach for America and the National Leaders Council.

Meanwhile, NBC News reports that the U.S. State Department has confirmed that at least four American citizens were among the 150 victims injured in the shooting at Westgate mall in Nairobi. There have been no reports of American casualties, according to NBC News. The mall is a popular shopping destination and is frequented by Westerners.

NBC News reports that the Somali militant group al-Shabab claimed responsibility for the attack and threatened additional strikes, saying it was in retaliation "for the lives of innocent Muslims" killed by Kenyan forces leading an African Union offensive against al-Shabab.

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