Germane Harris, 33, of San Francisco had just finished his shift as a bouncer at the Holy Cow at 1535 Folsom St. when the attack happened.

He was walking with two women shortly after 2 a.m. when someone in a silver 2002 Volkswagen Jetta opened fire on him near 12th and Harrison streets, about a block from the club, said Inspector Karen Lynch of the homicide detail.

As many as three people were in the car, said the head of the homicide detail, Lt. Mike Stasko. Police did not give a description of them.

Harris banged on the door of another bar as the shots rang out, but either no one was there or no one would let him in, Stasko said.

Harris died at the scene at 2:13 a.m. The women he was walking with were not injured. No arrests have been made.

A friend said Harris had played semipro football in San Francisco, helped his family run a home for the disabled and had been on the waiting list to join the San Francisco Police Department.

Harris was told he would be accepted when he met the department's weight standard - he had 30 pounds more to lose.

"He was one of the best you'll ever meet," said the friend, Shaka Jinks, who went to college with Harris. When his daughter was born, he asked Harris to be the godfather.

"The guy had no enemies, not a one," Jinks said. "Every time you saw him, he had a smile on his face."

Harris was a single father and recently won custody of his 13-year-old daughter, said Jinks, who used to work at the Holy Cow and helped his friend get a job there. Jinks said Harris resolved disputes at the club in a nonconfrontational way.

"He was a good father. He was a role model to friends and family," Jinks said. "He was one of those guys, if you needed him, he was there for you. He would do anything."