Samantha Emge, 22, died after being shot allegedly by Nation Wood at 22nd Avenue and Santiago Street in San Francisco's Sunset District on March 24.
SAN FRANCISCO - KTVU has learned that the man charged with involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death of his girlfriend in San Francisco's Sunset District last week told police he was "dry-firing" a gun that went off and shot her while she was showering.
What we know:
The suspect, Nation Wood, 25, is out on bail after San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins charged him in the March 24 shooting at 22nd Avenue and Santiago Street. A Superior Court judge set Wood's bail at $300,000. Wood pleaded not guilty at his arraignment on Friday.
Dry firing a gun is when you pull the trigger of an unloaded firearm. But in this case, the firearm was primed when Samantha Emge, 22, a recent San Francisco State University graduate, was shot and killed.
When the story of the shooting first broke, District 4 Supervisor Alan Wong, a mayoral appointee, had said the discharge of the gun may have been unintentional.
Emge had worked in interior design, according to her LinkedIn profile.
Wood, who had also studied at San Francisco State University, worked in security, according to his LinkedIn profile. He was scheduled to leave San Francisco soon to serve in the National Guard.
We had previously reported Wood would wear an ankle monitor and would be prohibited from having weapons, in addition to being subject to search at any time if he posted bail.
What's next:
A bail hearing was set for Wednesday at the Hall of Justice. Wood's preliminary hearing is set for April 9.
Man charged in Sunset District fatal shooting of girlfriend pleads not guilty
A 25-year-old man charged with involuntary manslaughter for the fatal shooting of his girlfriend earlier this week in San Francisco's Sunset District pleaded not guilty at his arraignment Friday.