Warfield shooting: San Francisco woman arrested in security guard’s killing
Man shot dead at SF's Warfield Theatre was security guard
Ulysses Davis, 47, was working as a security guard at the Warfield Theatre in San Francisco when he was shot and killed - in front of his wife and two of his children, a relative tells KTVU.
SAN FRANCISCO - San Francisco police arrested a woman on suspicion of murder in the fatal shooting of a security guard outside the Warfield Theatre.
Shakia Vanderbilt was arrested Tuesday in connection with the killing of Ulysses Davis, police said. Authorities identified Vanderbilt as 42 years old, while online jail records list her age as 32. Police have not explained the discrepancy.
Security guard killed outside Warfield
What we know:
Davis, 47, was working security at the theater after an event for the reality TV show "Baddies" ended around midnight Saturday.
Davis, known to friends and family as "Bear," was helping escort a "rowdy" woman from the theater near Market and Taylor streets at about 1 a.m. when the woman allegedly shot him in the back, according to Terrance Cooper, Davis’ brother-in-law.
Davis’ wife and two of his six children witnessed the shooting, Cooper said.
Davis grew up in San Francisco’s Bayview-Hunters Point neighborhood and was always willing to help those around him, loved ones said.
"Bear would give you the shirt off his back," Cooper said. "If you ever called him and you needed him, he was always there."
Police investigate event permits
What we don't know:
Police have not released details about what led to the shooting. They are also investigating whether the venue had the proper permits for the event, said San Francisco police spokesman Robert Rueca.
"We understand that there was an event that was occurring," Rueca said. "Part of our investigation is to make sure that business was allowed to hold that event, if they do have the proper permits and were operating it according to the permit restrictions."
Lemmuel Plummer, CEO of Zeus Network, which produces "Baddies," has not responded to a request for comment. The Warfield also has not responded.
The Source: This story is based on information from an Oct. 7, 2026, news conference held by San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins and local police, along with jail records and previous interviews with Ulysses Davis’ family.