The following report covers two fatal shootings in San Francisco on Tuesday night. Police arrested a suspect in one case, while the other remains under investigation by the SFPD.
These incidents happened in the city’s Sunset and Ingleside neighborhoods. Marin County readers might want to consider how these events connect to a broader pattern of gun violence corridors, which can impact cross-bay travel and safety for folks from Larkspur, Mill Valley, or San Anselmo when they visit San Francisco’s outer districts.
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SF Homicide Update: Two Fatal Shootings in Sunset and Ingleside
Authorities reported two people killed in separate shootings on Tuesday night. Police made an arrest in connection with the first incident.
The shootings took place just hours apart—one on 22nd Avenue in the Sunset District, the other on Sunnydale Avenue in the Ingleside district. SF police say both cases remain open, and the SFPD Homicide Detail is handling the investigations.
If you’re a Marin resident planning a weekend trip into the city—maybe to the Inner Sunset for a festival or Ingleside for a concert—it’s worth keeping up with live public safety updates.
- First victim: Samantha Katherine Emge, 22, lived in San Francisco and had just graduated from San Francisco State University. She studied interior design and architecture and was working as a design assistant.
- Someone shot Emge on the 2200 block of 22nd Avenue in the Sunset District. Responders found her with a gunshot wound around 10:43 p.m., and she later died at the hospital.
- Suspect in first case: Nation Wood, 25, of San Francisco, faces suspicion of involuntary manslaughter in Emge’s shooting. Police booked him into the San Francisco County Jail.
- Wood attended San Francisco State University for over two years. His work history includes a stint at the White House, and he later described himself as a pre-event site security advisor. A White House spokesperson confirmed Wood worked under the Biden administration.
- Second victim: Tertron Johnson, 24, was the second person killed. He was shot on the 1800 block of Sunnydale Avenue in Ingleside at roughly the same time and died later at a hospital.
- Ongoing investigation: SFPD Homicide Detail continues to investigate both cases. Through March 22 this year, police had investigated ten homicides in San Francisco, compared to four in the same period last year—a sharp increase.
- Public assistance: Police are asking anyone with information to call the department’s anonymous tip line or text TIP411, starting the message with “SFPD.”
First Victim: Samantha Emge
Samantha Emge was a recent graduate who loved design and architecture. She was building her career in interior design.
After her death, neighbors in the Sunset District—and Marin County residents who often commute through the 22nd Avenue corridor—are left searching for answers about what happened late Tuesday night. The case notes Emge’s ties to the local design community, and friends and colleagues who had just celebrated her graduation from San Francisco State University are in shock.
Second Victim: Tertron Johnson
Tertron Johnson, 24, was the second fatality in Tuesday’s violence. Someone shot him on Sunnydale Avenue in the Ingleside district, an area that sometimes draws Marin residents who use buses or rideshares to cross the city.
Johnson’s death, like Emge’s, has prompted more calls for vigilance. The SFPD Homicide Detail says the investigations are active as they try to piece together exactly what happened on Tuesday night.
Context and What Marin Readers Should Know
San Rafael, Mill Valley, and Sausalito keep an eye on cross-bay safety. Recent San Francisco homicides have sparked fresh worries about gun violence in urban spots that connect Marin to the city.
SF officials say each case is unique, but the rising homicide count through late March—10 cases, compared to just four last year—has them repeating safety tips for folks passing through busy neighborhoods like the Sunset District or Ingleside. If you live in Marin, your best bet is to stay in the loop with official updates and share anything useful with investigators if you can.
Marin readers can use the posted numbers and tips to plan safer trips into San Francisco. If you know anything about these cases, you can call the SFPD TIP411 line or text “SFPD” to TIP411.
Whether you’re in Larkspur, Corte Madera, Fairfax, or San Anselmo, it’s smart to stay alert. Try to plan your route ahead, and maybe bring a friend along if you’re heading into the city late for events or services near Sunset or Ingleside.
Here is the source article for this story: Victims identified in San Francisco shootings that left two dead
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