Overview
- Aimee Alexis Hidalgo, 28, turned herself in after being charged with voluntary manslaughter and a firearm-use enhancement.
- Investigators say Brittany Shaw, 35, was shot nine times seconds after returning to the studio apartment from a 5:20 a.m. dog walk.
- The coroner reported a head wound fired at close intermediate range, less than eight inches from Shaw’s head.
- Hidalgo remains on administrative leave from the Orange County Sheriff’s Department, and both women worked in county jail and correctional health roles.
- Senior Deputy DA Anna McIntire of the Homicide Unit is prosecuting the case, no motive has been disclosed, and a conviction could carry up to 21 years in state prison.