Overview
- The Sunset District shooting that left Samantha Emge, 22, mortally wounded occurred March 24, and she died at a hospital soon after.
- Prosecutors charged Nation Wood, 25, with involuntary manslaughter, and he later pleaded not guilty and left jail on $300,000 bail with electronic monitoring, a no‑weapons order, and passport surrender.
- Wood told police he was dry‑firing an apparently unloaded handgun when it fired, and a bullet went through a wall and struck Emge as she showered; dry‑firing means pulling the trigger on a gun believed to be unloaded.
- He appeared in court Wednesday by Zoom from a psychiatric facility under a hold that limited his release, and District Attorney Brooke Jenkins called it a very fresh investigation as she explained why his release was not surprising given the charge.
- A White House spokesperson confirmed Wood previously held a part‑time role in event and travel planning from November 2023 to July 2025, and local reports say he had planned to join the National Guard.