The Orange County Sheriff’s Office is mourning the loss of 39-year-old Lieutenant Eloilda "Ellie" Shea, who was shot and killed earlier this

The Sheriff’s Office on Friday afternoon announced Anthony Shea — a 49-year-old sergeant who quit during an internal investigation of an on-duty affair — was in custody days after Lt. Eloilda Shea, 39, was reported dead at their family home on El Prado Avenue.

According to the Sheriff’s Office, 49-year-old Anthony Shea, a former OCSO Sergeant, is accused of murdering his estranged wife, 39-year-old Lt. Eloilda “Ellie” Shea, on El Prado Avenue near the Deerwood community.

TWO NEWS ON CW 18 STARTS NOW. TONIGHT, A FORMER ORANGE COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTY IS BEHIND BARS ACCUSED OF KILLING HIS ESTRANGED WIFE, WHO WAS ALSO A LIEUTENANT DEPUTY. THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE IS MOURNING THE LOSS OF LIEUTENANT ELLIE SHEA. TONIGHT ...