Anthony Shea, an 18-year veteran of the sheriff’s office, resigned from his post as sergeant in August in the middle of an investigation into accusations that would have resulted in his firing, according to the sheriff’s office and an arrest affidavit.

Anthony Shea, 49, is charged with murder in the death of his estranged wife, Orange County Sheriff’s Office Lt. Eloilda ‘Ellie’ Shea

Lt. Eloilda Shea, 39, was allegedly killed on Monday at around 2 p.m. at the home she shared with the suspect, Anthony Shea, a former sergeant, on El Prado Avenue in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea.

A former Florida sheriff’s deputy was arrested Friday and charged with killing his estranged wife, who worked for the same department, and trying to pass it off as a suicide. The Orange County Sheriff’s Office said it responded Monday to what appeared to be the suicide of OCSO Lt.

A lieutenant with a Florida sheriff's office was allegedly shot and killed by her estranged husband, and deputies say the suspect had attempted to make it look like a suicide.

Anthony Shea is accused of fatally shooting Eloilda “Ellie” Shea, his estranged spouse. The two had worked at the same sheriff’s office in Florida.