Family seeks harsher charges against Orange County sheriff’s deputy accused of killing fiancée

An Orange County sheriff’s deputy accused of fatally shooting her fiancée appeared in court Friday morning, more than a year after prosecutors say the shooting occurred inside the couple’s Tustin home.

Prosecutors allege that Aimee Alexis Hidalgo shot Brittany Shaw nine times on August 8, 2025. Hidalgo has been charged with one count of voluntary manslaughter with a felony enhancement for personal use of a firearm.

Shaw’s family gathered inside the courtroom with about 40 relatives and friends as they continued to push for more serious charges…

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