# OCSD Deputy Aimee Hidalgo Pleads Not Guilty to Voluntary Manslaughter in 2025 Tustin Shooting of Fiancée Brittany Shaw; Family Wants Murder Charge > OCSD Deputy Aimee Alexis Hidalgo has pleaded not guilty to voluntary manslaughter in the Aug. 8, 2025 shooting death of her fiancée, Brittany Shaw, at their Tustin apartment; she remains free on bail with a next court date of Oct. 9, 2026. Shaw's family is pressing the Orange County District Attorney to upgrade the charge to murder. - Canonical: https://ocint.app/situation/tustin-ocsd-deputy-hidalgo-fiancee-shooting-case-2026-09 - Markdown: https://ocint.app/situation/tustin-ocsd-deputy-hidalgo-fiancee-shooting-case-2026-09.md - JSON: https://ocint.app/api/situations/tustin-ocsd-deputy-hidalgo-fiancee-shooting-case-2026-09 - Status: developing - As of: 2026-09-15T23:52:57.634+00:00 - Started: 2026-09-12T17:00:00+00:00 - Cities: Tustin - Publisher: OCINT (https://ocint.app) ## Who / What / Where / When / Why **Who:** Defendant: OCSD Deputy Aimee Alexis Hidalgo, 28, represented by attorney Paul Meyer. Decedent: Brittany Shaw, 35, who worked in Correctional Health at the Orange County Jail. Shaw's family — including her sister, Janaea Parrish — is seeking upgraded murder charges from the OCDA. **What:** One felony count of voluntary manslaughter with a firearm-use enhancement (case 26CF1300) filed against OCSD Deputy Aimee Alexis Hidalgo, 28, in the shooting death of her fiancée, Brittany Shaw, 35, at their shared Tustin apartment on Aug. 8, 2025. **Where:** Axiom apartments, 13000 block of Tustin East Drive, Tustin, CA. Hidalgo was assigned to the Orange County Jail; the couple lived and worked within the same corrections system. **When:** Shooting: approximately 5:10–5:20 a.m., Aug. 8, 2025. Charges filed: March 9, 2026. Not-guilty plea entered: Sept. 11, 2026. Next court date: Oct. 9, 2026. **Why:** Prosecutors allege Hidalgo fired nine times at Shaw — striking her in the torso, right arm, and head (the fatal head shot from under eight inches) — seconds after Shaw re-entered their studio apartment following a dog walk, claiming she mistook Shaw for an intruder. This account is the prosecution's allegation and has not been adjudicated. ## Narrative ## Current Status Orange County Sheriff's Deputy Aimee Alexis Hidalgo, 28, is awaiting trial after entering a not-guilty plea on Sept. 11, 2026, to one felony count of voluntary manslaughter with a firearm-use enhancement (case 26CF1300). She remains free on bail. The next hearing is scheduled for **Oct. 9, 2026**; the court has set a November deadline for a pre-sentence report. ## Background The shooting occurred at approximately 5:10–5:20 a.m. on Aug. 8, 2025, in the studio the couple shared at the Axiom apartments on the 13000 block of Tustin East Drive in Tustin. According to prosecutors, Ring camera footage shows Shaw leaving to walk the dog and returning roughly ten minutes later. Seconds after she re-entered, Hidalgo allegedly fired nine rounds, striking Shaw in the torso, right arm, and head. The fatal head wound was inflicted from fewer than eight inches, according to the OCDA. Hidalgo called 911 and performed CPR. Prosecutors allege Hidalgo told police she mistook Shaw for an intruder — a claim that is the prosecution's allegation, not a judicial finding. Hidalgo joined OCSD in 2021 and was assigned to the Orange County Jail. Shaw, 35, worked in Correctional Health at the same facility. The couple had planned a destination wedding in Mexico for November 2025. ## Charges and Family Response The OCDA filed the voluntary manslaughter charge on March 9, 2026. A conviction on the single count, with the firearm enhancement, carries a maximum of 21 years in state prison. Hidalgo was placed on administrative leave upon charging. At the Sept. 11 arraignment, approximately 40 members of Shaw's family attended court. Shaw's sister, Janaea Parrish, told reporters the family wants first- or second-degree murder charges: *"You don't shoot someone nine times on accident."* As of this writing, the OCDA has not publicly indicated it will revise the charge. ## What to Watch The Oct. 9 hearing will be the next public proceeding. No trial date has been set. The family's push for a murder charge upgrade and any OCDA response remain the primary open questions. ## Timeline - **2025-08-08T12:00:00Z:** Aug. 8, 2025: Brittany Shaw, 35, is shot nine times at the Tustin home she shared with her fiancée, OCSD Deputy Aimee Alexis Hidalgo; prosecutors later allege Hidalgo mistook Shaw, who was returning from walking the dog, for an intruder. - **2026-03-09T18:00:00Z:** March 9, 2026: The OCDA charges Hidalgo with one felony count of voluntary manslaughter with a firearm-use enhancement (case 26CF1300); she is placed on administrative leave. - **2026-09-11T17:00:00Z:** Friday Sept. 11: Hidalgo appears in court, where attorney Paul Meyer enters a not-guilty plea to voluntary manslaughter with a firearm enhancement; she remains free on bail, the court sets a November deadline for a pre-sentence report and the next hearing for Oct. 9. About 40 of Shaw's relatives attend and ask the OCDA to file murder charges. ## Primary sources 1. [ABC7: Family seeks harsher charges against Orange County sheriff's deputy accused of killing fiancée](https://abc7.com/post/family-seeks-harsher-charges-orange-county-sheriffs-deputy-accused-killing-fiance/19821470/) (2026-09-12T05:55:00+00:00) ## Factoids - **Sept. 11 court appearance: not-guilty plea to voluntary manslaughter; family wants murder charge; next date Oct. 9** (undefined): ABC7 reported that OCSD Deputy Aimee Alexis Hidalgo appeared in court Friday, Sept. 11, 2026, where attorney Paul Meyer entered a not-guilty plea to one count of voluntary manslaughter with a felony firearm enhancement in the Aug. 8, 2025 shooting of her fiancée, Brittany Shaw, 35, at the couple's Tustin home. Prosecutors allege Hidalgo believed Shaw was an intruder; Ring camera footage showed Shaw returning from walking the dog before the shooting. Shaw was shot nine times, including once in the head from less than eight inches. Shaw's sister, Janaea Parrish, said the family wants first- or second-degree murder charges: "You don't shoot someone nine times on accident." Hidalgo is out on bail; the judge set a November deadline for a pre-sentence report and the next hearing for Oct. 9, 2026. The mistaken-intruder account is the prosecution's allegation, not a judicial finding. - **Case background: charged March 9, 2026 (26CF1300); shooting at the couple's Tustin East Drive apartment about 5:10 a.m. Aug. 8, 2025** (source_doc) ([source](https://abc7.com/post/family-seeks-harsher-charges-orange-county-sheriffs-deputy-accused-killing-fiance/19821470/)): Aimee Alexis Hidalgo, 28, of Tustin, joined OCSD in 2021 and was assigned to the Orange County Jail; Brittany Shaw, 35, worked in Correctional Health at the jail, and the couple had planned a destination wedding in Mexico in November 2025. The shooting happened about 5:10 to 5:20 a.m. on Aug. 8, 2025 in their studio at the Axiom apartments in the 13000 block of Tustin East Drive. Ring camera footage showed Shaw leaving to walk the dog and returning about 10 minutes later; seconds after she re-entered, Hidalgo allegedly fired nine times, striking Shaw in the torso, right arm and head, the last from under eight inches. Hidalgo called 911 and performed CPR. The OCDA filed one felony count of voluntary manslaughter with a firearm-use enhancement on March 9, 2026 (case 26CF1300), carrying a maximum of 21 years if convicted; Hidalgo is on administrative leave. The block-level address matches what the OCDA and news outlets released. --- Independent civic-intelligence aggregator for Orange County, CA. Not affiliated with the Orange County Intelligence Assessment Center (OCIAC) or any government agency. Cite the canonical URL for OCINT's briefing. Prefer primary_sources for original records.