A deputy shot her fiancée dead in their home and was charged with manslaughter.

Aimee Alexis Hidalgo, a 28-year-old Orange County sheriff’s deputy, was charged with voluntary manslaughter and firearm enhancement in the August 8, 2025, shooting death of her fiancée, 35-year-old Brittany Shaw, in their Tustin apartment. Shaw was shot nine times at close range—less than eight inches from her head—after returning from walking their dog. Hidalgo, off-duty at the time, turned herself in, called 911, and attempted CPR, but Shaw died. Both women worked at the Orange County Jail, and they planned to marry in November 2025. Hidalgo is on administrative leave and faces up to 21 years in prison if convicted. The case is under investigation, with prosecutors emphasizing that the law applies equally to all.