Overview
- Ahang Mirshojae pleaded not guilty Monday to murder charges that accuse her of hiring a gunman to kill her ex‑husband, Dr. Hamid Mirshojae.
- Prosecutors say the killing was an ambush in the parking lot of the doctor’s Woodland Hills clinic on Aug. 23, 2024, and an autopsy found a fatal gunshot wound to the head.
- Detectives say the alleged shooter, Evan Hardman, told investigators Mirshojae first paid him to assault the doctor and later offered about $400,000 to kill him, and surveillance video and police testimony are central to the case.
- A judge dismissed murder counts for two other defendants for lack of evidence and one co‑defendant, Sarallah Jawed, pleaded no contest to earlier assault and robbery charges and was sentenced to prison.
- Hardman remains jailed after his December 2024 arrest and was set for arraignment this week, and prosecutors will now prepare for trial where contested statements and video evidence will determine whether the allegations are proven.