Sheila Camarena, 28, Jailed in Fatal 2020 Shooting of Ex-Boyfriend in Talmadge

A woman who allegedly gunned down an ex-boyfriend four years ago in a Talmadge-area neighborhood was behind bars Wednesday and facing a murder charge following her arrest at the U.S.-Mexico border.

Sheila Brigitte Camarena, 28, was taken into custody at San Ysidro Port of Entry shortly before 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in connection with the slaying of 33-year-old Mychael Farve of San Diego on Sept. 18, 2020, according to the San Diego Police Department.

Patrol officers responding to a report of an assault at about 3:30 a.m. that day found Farve in the 4400 block of Euclid Avenue, suffering from gunshot injuries to his upper body, SDPD Lt. Steve Shebloski said. Paramedics took the victim to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Detectives have determined that Farve and Camarena had been in a prior dating relationship, according to police.

“On the day of this incident, a confrontation occurred between Camarena and Farve, and he was fatally shot,” the lieutenant said.

Detectives obtained a warrant for the suspect’s arrest in February 2021.

Camarena was booked into Las Colinas women’s jail in Santee, where she was being held without bail pending arraignment, scheduled for Monday.

City News Service contributed to this article.