A former security contractor who claimed experience working alongside federal protective teams has been arrested in connection with a fatal shooting in San Francisco, authorities said. The suspect previously posted photos with public officials, including former Vice President Kamala Harris.
Nation Wood, 25, was arrested Wednesday, one day after police say he shot and killed Samantha Emge, 22, at a residence in the city’s Sunset District, according to authorities. Officers responded to the home around 10:43 p.m. Tuesday and found Emge suffering from a gunshot wound, police said, The New York Post reported.
Emge was transported to a hospital where she later died, authorities said. Investigators collected evidence and took Wood into custody on suspicion of involuntary manslaughter, according to police.
Wood was booked into county jail and remained in custody as of Friday, officials said. The investigation into the circumstances surrounding the shooting remains ongoing.
Wood described himself on LinkedIn as a part-time security staffer who worked with protective teams linked to former President Joe Biden beginning in November 2023. His profile states he continued security-related work into 2025, during the administration of President Donald Trump.
His LinkedIn page lists him as an “independent pre-event site security advisor,” providing advance security assessments for events involving high-profile attendees. The profile states he conducted site walkthroughs and coordinated alongside the United States Secret Service.
A spokesperson for the Secret Service said Wood was never employed by the agency. Authorities have not indicated any official affiliation between Wood and federal protective services.
Wood graduated from San Francisco State University in 2024 with a degree in political science and government, according to his LinkedIn profile. He also listed experience working as a property manager at a self-storage facility.
Social media posts show Wood posing with Harris and her husband, Doug Emhoff, in front of a presidential aircraft during a 2024 event. In the post, Wood referenced assisting with security planning tied to a trip connected to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit held in San Francisco.
Emge, a 2025 graduate of San Francisco State University, worked in interior design, according to her LinkedIn profile. Friends and social media posts indicate she and Wood were in a relationship.
Photos shared online show the two together on multiple occasions, including a trip to Yosemite following her graduation. Friends expressed grief on her social media accounts following news of her death.
Supervisor Alan Wong, who represents the district where the shooting occurred, said early information suggests the incident may not have been intentional. “Early information suggests that this may not have been an intentional act,” Wong said.
Authorities have not released further details about what led to the shooting. The case remains under active investigation.
They were dubbed the “Seditious Six”—a half dozen lawmakers, all with prior service in the intelligence community and/or the military, who released a video on November 18 urging active-duty troops to refuse orders they personally deemed unlawful. To many observers, it looked like exactly what it was: a thinly veiled invitation to rebellion within the ranks.
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth was clearly having none of it. On Monday, he dropped the hammer in a blunt social-media post, calling the video exactly what it was: “seditious” while singling out Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona, a retired US Navy captain, who just found out after he effed around:
Six weeks ago, Senator Mark Kelly — and five other members of Congress — released a reckless and seditious video that was clearly intended to undermine good order and military discipline. As a retired Navy Captain who is still receiving a military pension, Captain Kelly knows he is still accountable to military justice. And the Department of War — and the American people — expect justice.
Therefore, in response to Senator Mark Kelly’s seditious statements — and his pattern of reckless misconduct — the Department of War is taking administrative action against Captain Mark E. Kelly, USN (Ret). The department has initiated retirement grade determination proceedings under 10 U.S.C. § 1370(f), with reduction in his retired grade resulting in a corresponding reduction in retired pay.
To ensure this action, the Secretary of War has also issued a formal Letter of Censure, which outlines the totality of Captain (for now) Kelly’s reckless misconduct. This Censure is a necessary process step, and will be placed in Captain Kelly’s official and permanent military personnel file.
Captain Kelly has been provided notice of the basis for this action and has thirty days to submit a response. The retirement grade determination process directed by Secretary Hegseth will be completed within forty five days.
Captain Kelly’s status as a sitting United States Senator does not exempt him from accountability, and further violations could result in further action.
These actions are based on Captain Kelly’s public statements from June through December 2025 in which he characterized lawful military operations as illegal and counseled members of the Armed Forces to refuse lawful orders. This conduct was seditious in nature and violated Articles 133 and 134 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, to which Captain Kelly remains subject as a retired officer receiving pay.
They’re called consequences, Senator. Remember this garbage—the stunt that crossed a bright line and invited chaos? It wasn’t a one-off, and it wasn’t harmless.
The video featured Sen. Mark Kelly, along with Reps. Chris Deluzio (PA-17), Chrissy Houlahan (PA-6), Maggie Goodlander (NH-), and Jason Crow (CO-6):
As we’ve seen lately—with Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, former Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro, and others—it appears to be a season of actions meeting consequences. Call it, politely, “fooling around and finding out.”
For his part, the senator still doesn’t get it. Yes, his service to the nation should be acknowledged and respected—but that doesn’t grant him immunity from criticism when he crosses a line. Statements like the one he just issued make it clear he’s lost the plot:
Pete Hegseth wants to send the message to every single retired servicemember that if they say something he or Donald Trump doesn’t like, they will come after them the same way. It’s outrageous and it is wrong. There is nothing more un-American than that.
No—undermining the troops and the chain of command is not acceptable. Full stop. And an honorable past record, while worthy of respect, does not excuse reckless conduct in the present or erase the consequences of dangerous rhetoric.