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A member of U.S. Secret Service former US President Joe Biden’s security team is accused of killing his girlfriend in San Francisco, but the man says it was a tragic accident.
Nation Wood, 25, who previously worked for Joe Biden, was taken into custody on Wednesday, a day after he allegedly shot and killed his 22-year-old girlfriend, Samantha Emge, in their shared apartment in the city’s Sunset neighborhood.
Wood has been working as a part-time U.S. Secret Service with the White House Secret Service since 2023, the New York Post reported . His social media page also includes a photo of him with former Vice President Kamala Harris in front of a presidential plane.
The man told police he accidentally shot his girlfriend. He said he fired his gun dry, meaning he was practicing pulling the trigger without thinking the gun was loaded.
The bullet penetrated the wall and hit the woman in the shower.
Prosecutors have charged Wood with manslaughter, meaning authorities believe the killing was not intentional. If convicted, he could face up to four years in prison.
Police arrived at the apartment Tuesday evening and found the woman with a gunshot wound. She was taken to the hospital, but her life could not be saved.
Wood was released on $300,000 bail and must wear an electronic tracker. His next court hearing is scheduled for Wednesday, George V Magazine noted.
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