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Sheila Brigitte Camarena Sentenced to 10 Years for 2020 Talmadge Shooting

Her voluntary manslaughter plea resolves a near five-year pursuit that ended with her arrest at the San Ysidro Port of Entry.

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Overview

  • Camarena pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and admitted to personally using a firearm in the fatal shooting.
  • The encounter with Mychael Farve occurred just before 3:30 a.m. on Sept. 18, 2020, on Euclid Avenue north of El Cajon Boulevard.
  • San Diego police issued a felony warrant in February 2021 and circulated armed-and-dangerous flyers during a multi-agency manhunt.
  • She was apprehended at the San Ysidro Port of Entry on July 2, 2024, nearly four years after the shooting.
  • The 10-year state prison term concludes a prolonged legal process that highlighted challenges in prosecuting domestic violence cases.