{"id":17642,"date":"2026-06-25T04:03:03","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T04:03:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=17642"},"modified":"2026-06-25T04:03:03","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T04:03:03","slug":"ex-wife-of-slain-woodland-hills-doctor-promised-400000-to-gunman-according-to-court-testimony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=17642","title":{"rendered":"Ex-wife of slain Woodland Hills doctor promised $400,000 to gunman, according to court testimony"},"content":{"rendered":"

The man accused of shooting to death a prominent Woodland Hills doctor outside his practice nearly two years ago allegedly told detectives he was to get $400,000 for the job from the ex-wife who hired him, a Los Angeles police detective testified at a preliminary hearing this week.<\/p>

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Evan Hardman, 42, is one of three people charged with murder in the plot that left Hamid Mirshojae, 61, dead in a parking lot in the 5900 block of Topanga Canyon Boulevard on Aug. 23, 2024.<\/p>\n

Hardman told detectives Ahang Mirshojae, Hamid Mirshojae\u2019s ex-wife, told him during a meeting in Agoura Hills months before that she wanted Hamid Mirshojae dead, Hardman allegedly told detectives during a four-hour conversation after his December 2024 arrest in Houston, where he lives. The defendant often traveled to Southern California.<\/p>\n

Los Angeles police Detective Benyamin Sadeh, on the stand Tuesday, June 23 and Wednesday, June 24, testified, based on the lengthy interview, about the working relationship between Ahang Mirshojae, 55, and Hardman and how it allegedly escalated to a murderous partnership.<\/p>\n

Hardman told detectives that Ahang Mirshojae suspected her ex-husband was prescribing opioids to their son, who Hardman said was a drug addict, to kill him and collect life-insurance money, Sadeh testified.<\/p>\n

During a preliminary hearing, evidence is presented so a judge can determine if enough exists to move to a trial. The Los Angeles County Superior Court hearing was expected to conclude Wednesday, June 25.<\/p>\n

In this case, Sarallah Jawed, 28, of Canoga Park is also charged with murder for allegedly helping in the plot. Ashley Rose Sweeting, 41, is charged with accessory after the fact, accused of driving Hardman to and from the murder scene. The ex-wife is also charged with murder.<\/p>\n

In an interview with detectives, Jawed said he believed Ahang Mirshojae was, Sadeh testified, \u201cvery jealous of the victim because he was happy with his new wife and child.\u201d<\/p>

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Court records show Hamid and Ahang Mirshojae divorced in 2010 and fought in an ongoing legal battle that included requests for restraining orders alleging threats of violence on both sides.<\/p>\n

Hardman worked as a security guard at a hookah lounge on a property owned by Ahang Mirshojae in the 5900 block of Topanga Canyon Boulevard, property that also housed Hamid Mirshojae\u2019s medical practice.<\/p>\n

Hardman was fired after he was seen on surveillance video breaking into one of the businesses on Ahang Mirshojae\u2019s property, police said. He later went to a bar, met with the Mirshojaes\u2019 son and played a game of chess for $5,000, which Hardman won; the son didn\u2019t have the money, so Hardman took his phone, jewelry and some clothing and told him to call the phone once he had at least $1,000, Sadeh said.<\/p>\n