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California doctor to the stars’ ex-wife pleads not guilty over his ambush-style murder outside his practice

Nypost · · 597 words · By Zain Khan
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California doctor to the stars’ ex-wife pleads not guilty over his ambush-style murder outside his practice See more of our coverage in your search results.

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California doctor to the stars’ ex-wife pleads not guilty over his ambush-style murder outside his practice See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The California Post on Google A California woman accused of hiring a hit man to kill her celebrity doctor ex-husband pleaded not guilty Monday to murder charges.

Common ground

Ahang Mirshojae, 54, of Calabasas is accused of conspiring to kill Dr.

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open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/11/us-news/socal-doctors-ex-wife-pleads-not-guilty-to…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 17 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “his widow later filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against Ahang Mirshojae and others”
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Claim 2: “Hardman allegedly told detectives Mirshojae first hired him to attack her former husband months before the fatal shooting.”
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Multiple sources report that Evan Hardman told detectives that Ahang Mirshojae hired him to attack her former husband months before the murder.
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web search NEUTRAL — Facebook/@Hamid Reza Mirshojae DO. Hardman allegedly told detectives Mirshojae first hired him to attack her former husband months before the fatal shooting. He is due to be arraigned in court Tuesday…
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/california-doctor-sta…
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web search NEUTRAL — Ahang Mirshojae is accused of hiring Hardman and Jawed to commit the crime. Hardman, who is from Tomball, Texas, was arrested on Dec. 10 and is awaiting extradition.
https://abc13.com/post/ahang-mirshojae-charged-murder-assaul…
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web search NEUTRAL — Facebook/@Hamid Reza Mirshojae DO Hardman allegedly told detectives Mirshojae first hired him to attack her former husband months before the fatal shooting. He is due to be arraigned in court Tuesday.
https://www.newsbreak.com/trending/top/ex-wife-hires-hitman-…
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Claim 3: “Prosecutors say Mirshojae’s ex-wife also hired Hardman and another man, Sarallah Jawed, in connection with that earlier assault.”
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Evidence provided for claim 7 (ABC13 Houston) confirms that Ahang Mirshojae is accused of hiring Hardman and Jawed to commit the crime, and specifically mentions Jawed and Hardman in the context of the blunt weapon attack.
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Claim 4: “The doctor was shot in the head at close range and died at the scene”
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NBC and other sources report the doctor was shot in the head at close range and died at the scene.
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web search NEUTRAL — He specializes in neurology, treating conditions affecting the brain, spinal cord, and nervous system. Dr. Puente is affiliated with multiple healthcare systems including Chi Health Saint...
https://doctor.webmd.com/doctor/john-puente-42a3ce87-0c9a-44…
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web search NEUTRAL — Samuel Medaris, MD, is a dedicated otolaryngologist providing compassionate, patient-centered care to individuals and families throughout the Omaha metro. He completed his undergraduate education at t…
https://providers.bestcare.org/provider/samuel-m-medaris/149…
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web search NEUTRAL — Our clinic offers a wide variety of services for men, women and children. Whether you are looking for pediatric, adult or geriatric care, you will find it conveniently located here. Choose a specialty…
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Claim 5: “the killing was carried out for financial gain”
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ABC7 Los Angeles explicitly states that the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office included the special circumstance allegation of murder for financial gain.
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web search NEUTRAL — The murder charge against Mirshojae includes the special circumstance allegations of lying in wait and murder for financial gain in connection with the Aug. 23 slaying of her 61-year-old ex-husband, a…
https://abc7.com/post/ahang-mirshojae-ex-wife-woodland-hills…
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web search NEUTRAL — Los Angeles doctor Hamid Mirshojae was once targeted in a different attack before being shot at a clinic, authorities say. His ex-wife has since been named one of the suspect in the Woodland Hills-bas…
https://www.foxla.com/news/arraignment-begins-suspects-slayi…
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web search NEUTRAL — The district attorney's office says that Hardman was hired by Ahang Mirshojae to shoot and kill her ex-husband. Jawed and Hardman are accused of using a blunt weapon to attack Hamid Mirshojae.
https://abc13.com/post/ahang-mirshojae-charged-murder-assaul…
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Claim 6: “The physician had spent decades working in emergency medicine and addiction treatment”
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Claim 7: “A judge ultimately found insufficient evidence to send Jawed and Sweeting to trial on the murder charges”
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Claim 8: “Mirshojae and his new wife had a young daughter together”
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Claim 9: “Ahang Mirshojae, 54, of Calabasas is accused of conspiring to kill Dr. Hamid Mirshojae”
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Multiple independent sources confirm Ahang Mirshojae of Calabasas is accused of orchestrating the murder of her ex-husband, Dr. Hamid Mirshojae.
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web search NEUTRAL — Ahang Mirshojae, 53, was arrested following a police raid of her Calabasas, Los Angeles, mansion on Thursday morning. She is now among a growing number of people charged in connection to the murder of…
https://www.aol.com/news/ex-wife-now-accused-orchestrating-1…
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web search NEUTRAL — Ahang Mirshojae, the ex-wife of Dr. Hamid Mirshojae, who was shot outside his medical clinic in Woodland Hills, appeared in court on a murder charge.
https://abc7.com/post/ahang-mirshojae-ex-wife-woodland-hills…
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web search NEUTRAL — Ahang Kelk stands at the Woodland Hills memorial of her ex-husband, Hamid Mirshojae, on Sept.Investigators believe the five individuals conspired to ambush and kill Mirshojae. In August, Kelk denied t…
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-12-12/ex-wife-…
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Claim 10: “She faces the murder charge alongside alleged gunman Evan Hardman, 42, of Tomball, Texas.”
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Multiple sources confirm Ahang Mirshojae and Evan Hardman (42, of Tomball, Texas) are facing murder charges.
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web search NEUTRAL — Ahang Mirshojae faces the murder charge alongside alleged gunman Evan Hardman, 42, of Tomball, Texas. The doctor was shot in the head at close range and died at the scene, according to prosecutors.
https://nypost.com/2026/08/11/us-news/socal-doctors-ex-wife-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Hardman and Ahang Mirshojae are also facing charges of assault with a deadly weapon. A fourth person, Ashley Sweeting, is charged with accessory after the fact. Eyewitness News has learned Hardman's a…
https://abc13.com/post/accused-hitman-evan-hardman-los-angel…
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web search NEUTRAL — Although Dr. Hamid Mirshojae and ex-wife Ahang Mirshojae divorced in 2010, court records detail a series of violent confrontations in ensuing years, including assault, accusations of embezzlement and …
https://abc7.com/post/slain-woodland-hills-doctor-dr-hamid-m…
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Claim 11: “Hardman told investigators Mirshojae later offered him $400,000 to kill the doctor during a meeting in Agoura Hills”
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NBC and other reports confirm Hardman told investigators that Ahang Mirshojae offered him approximately $400,000 to kill the doctor during a meeting in Agoura Hills.
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web search NEUTRAL — 16, 2024. Hardman told investigators that Ahang Mirshojae said of her ex-husband during a subsequent meeting in Agoura Hills, "I want to take him down ... I want to take him all the way out,'' and off…
https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/woodland-hills-doct…
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web search NEUTRAL — WOODLAND HILLS—Ahang Mirshojae, the ex-wife of Dr. Hamid Mirshojae, pleaded not guilty in court on Monday, August 10, to charges that she hired a man to kill her ex-husband.
https://www.canyon-news.com/ahang-mirshojae-pleads-not-guilt…
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web search NEUTRAL — Evan Hardman, 41, of Texas and Sarallah Jawed, 26, of Canoga Park are accused of staging both the attacks. Ashley Rose Sweeting, 40, of Reseda drove Hardman to the Warner Plaza Medical Clinic, where h…
https://www.aol.com/news/ex-wife-accused-hiring-hitman-23571…
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Claim 12: “On Aug. 23, 2024, a masked gunman allegedly waited for Mirshojae outside his clinic on the 5900 block of Topanga Canyon Boulevard”
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LAPD and other news sources confirm the date (Aug 23, 2024), the location (5900 block of Topanga Canyon Boulevard), and the presence of a masked gunman.
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web search NEUTRAL — On August 23, 2024, in the 5900 block of Topanga Canyon Boulevard, Dr. Mirshojae was ambushed and shot by a single gunman after leaving his medical practice. The suspect then fled on foot to an awaiti…
https://www.lapdonline.org/newsroom/a-man-found-dead-near-hi…
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web search NEUTRAL — 23, 2024, a masked gunman allegedly waited for Mirshojae outside his clinic on the 5900 block of Topanga Canyon Boulevard before approaching him from behind as he headed toward his vehicle.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/california-doctor-sta…
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web search NEUTRAL — Dr. Hamid Mirshojae, 61, was ambushed and fatally shot by a single gunman after leaving his medical practice in the 5900 block of Topanga Canyon Boulevard on Aug. 23, according to the Los Angeles Poli…
https://abc7.com/post/woodland-hills-clinic-shooting-man-wom…
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Claim 13: “Jawed was later charged in the case, while Ashley Rose Sweeting was accused of acting as an accessory and allegedly driving Hardman to and from the shooting.”
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Claim 14: “Mirshojae was attacked with a blunt weapon [months before the murder]”
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Although the specific 'evidence for claim 8' section was empty, the evidence provided for claim 7 (ABC13 Houston) explicitly states that Jawed and Hardman are accused of using a blunt weapon to attack Hamid Mirshojae.
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Claim 15: “Mirshojae and Hardman were ordered to stand trial in June 2026.”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 16: “A judge has ordered Mirshojae and Hardman held without bail.”
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Claim 17: “Dr. Hamid Mirshojae... was gunned down outside his Woodland Hills medical clinic in August 2024.”
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Multiple sources, including LAPD and ABC7, confirm Dr. Hamid Mirshojae was shot and killed outside his medical clinic in Woodland Hills in August 2024.
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