Florida lieutenant fatally shot by estranged husband who attempted to make crime look like a suicide: deputies

A lieutenant with a sheriff's bureau successful Florida was allegedly changeable and killed by her estranged husband, who is besides a erstwhile sergeant, successful an incidental the fishy sought to marque look similar a suicide, deputies said.

Orange County Sheriff's Office Lieutenant Eloilda "Ellie" Shea, 39, was recovered dormant from a gunshot coiled to the caput astir 2 p.m. connected Monday astatine a location connected El Prado Avenue successful effect to what appeared astatine the clip to beryllium a suicide.

"At the time, we responded to those inquiries with the accusation we had, which was that the telephone appeared to beryllium a suicide," the sheriff's bureau said successful a quality release.

But arsenic deputies investigated, they learned that her estranged husband, 49-year-old Anthony Shea, a erstwhile sergeant with the Orange County Sheriff's Office, changeable and killed his woman successful her chamber and "attempted to conceal his actions nether the guise of a suicide," according to the apprehension report, Fox 35 reported.

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Lieutenant Eloilda "Ellie" Shea, 39, was recovered dormant connected Monday aft she was allegedly killed by her strangled husband. (Orange County Sheriff's Office)

Anthony Shea was arrested connected Friday for first-degree execution with a firearm, and helium is being held successful the Orange County Jail without bond.

"We had a atrocious nighttime past night, arguing astir my affair," Anthony Shea said, according to the report.

He resigned from the sheriff's bureau successful August, portion nether probe for allegations that would person resulted successful his termination, the sheriff's bureau said. He resigned owed to being nether an interior probe for having an matter and having had intercourse connected duty, WESH reported.

Anthony Shea was arrested for first-degree execution with a firearm. (Orange County Sheriff's Office)

Anthony Shea joined the section successful October 2006.

The sheriff's bureau said Ellie Shae leaves down 2 daughters. She joined the bureau successful 2011.

"Ellie cared profoundly astir this bureau and the enactment we do, and I considered her a rising star," Sheriff John Mina said successful a statement. "We person each struggled this week with feelings of shock, grief and guilt portion we tried to marque consciousness of Ellie's death, which was meant to look arsenic a suicide. I privation to convey our homicide detectives, who had the extraordinarily hard occupation of investigating a colleague's murder, for their diligence successful ensuring justness for Ellie."

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The sheriff's bureau said Ellie Shae leaves down 2 daughters. She joined the bureau successful 2011. (Getty Images)

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"It's devastating to cognize we volition ne'er again beryllium connected the receiving extremity of Ellie's kindness oregon lukewarm smile," helium added. "We commune for her 2 girls, the remainder of her family, and each of those who emotion her."