{"id":213846,"date":"2026-03-10T23:16:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T23:16:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/213846\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T23:16:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T23:16:11","slug":"off-duty-orange-county-sheriffs-deputy-charged-in-shooting-death-of-her-fiancee-in-their-tustin-apartment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/213846\/","title":{"rendered":"Off-duty Orange County sheriff&#8217;s deputy charged in shooting death of her fianc\u00e9e in their Tustin apartment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">TUSTIN, Calif. (KABC) &#8212; An Orange County Sheriff&#8217;s deputy has been charged in the <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7.com\/post\/off-duty-sheriffs-deputy-fatally-shoots-roommate-tustin-authorities-say\/17484453\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">shooting death of her fianc\u00e9e in their Tustin apartment<\/a>. She was off-duty at the time of the shooting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Aimee Alexis Hidalgo, 28, turned herself into Tustin police Monday. She is accused of shooting her fiancee, 35-year-old Brittany Shaw nine times after she returned from walking the dog.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The deadly shooting happened on Aug. 8 at the Axiom Apartments in the 13000 block of Tustin East Drive.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Tustin police responded to the scene and found Shaw with multiple gunshot wounds.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">According to county leaders, when Shaw returned home from walking her dog at around 5:20 a.m., the deputy allegedly thought she was an intruder and shot the victim.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Hidalgo called 911 and gave Shaw CPR in an effort to resuscitate her, but was unsuccessful.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Shaw was taken to Orange County Global Medical Center, where she was later pronounced dead.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Hidalgo is being charged with voluntary manslaughter and using a personal firearm, both felonies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The couple was planning a destination wedding in Mexico in November 2025. Both Hidalgo and Shaw worked at the Orange County Jail.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Authorities say Shaw worked for the Orange County Health Care Agency and was living with the deputy. Her work involved inmates just booked into the jail system, Orange County Supervisor Don Wagner said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Health Care Agency Director Veronica Kelley sent a memo to staff &#8220;with great sadness&#8221; about the death of Shaw, who worked for six years at the Intake Release Center.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Kelley said Shaw was the correctional health services chief.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;Her loss will be felt deeply by those who knew her throughout all levels of the HCA and the county family,&#8221; Kelly wrote in the memo.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The deputy is on administrative leave while the investigation into the deadly shooting continues.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">She faces a maximum sentence of 21 years in state prison.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC eTIW sUzSN \">City News Service contributed to this report.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2026 KABC Television, LLC. 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