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Eloilda “Ellie” Shea

Gender : Female

Age : 39

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 10/14/2024

Location : Unknown residential address

City : Orange County

County : Orange

State : Florida

Agency : Orange County sheriffs office

Officer(s) :Anthony Shea

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Officer killed by her officer husband

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Lt. Eloilda "Ellie" Shea, 39, was killed on October 14, 2024, in Orlando, Florida. She was a lieutenant with the Orange County Sheriff's Office. Her husband, Anthony Shea, 49, a former sergeant at the same agency, is accused of shooting her and staging the death as a suicide. The couple had recently argued, and Anthony resigned under investigation. He was indicted on first-degree murder and evidence tampering charges. Ellie, known for her mentorship and leadership, joined the sheriff's office in 2011.
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Anthony Shea, indicted for the first-degree murder of his wife, Lt. Eloilda "Ellie" Shea, is expected to face trial, though no specific trial date has been set. If convicted, the maximum penalty in Florida for first-degree murder is the death penalty or life in prison without the possibility of parole. Shea, a former sergeant with the Orange County Sheriff's Office, was arrested after staging the crime as a suicide. His trial will depend on the legal proceedings following his arraignment and other pre-trial hearings. Officers have their own database incarcerNation archive and are generally not listed in this database dedicated to fatalities caused by police with the exception of officers who are victims of fellow officers such as this case.
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Update: November 21, 2024.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.newsbreak.com/law-crime-520571/3639968382173-former-florida-sheriff-s-deputy-allegedly-killed-his-estranged-wife-who-also-worked-as-a-sheriff-s-deputy-staged-her-murder-as-a-suicide-then-went-to-publix-with-their-children
https://www.wftv.com/news/local/former-deputy-indicted-first-degree-murder-his-deputy-wife/NPOAOVXJPRBFNPERSWKQIAFABQ/