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ORLANDO, Fla. - It has been one year since the death of Orange County Sheriff’s Lt. Eloilda "Ellie" Padilla Shea.

Lt. Shea was described as a respected law enforcement officer remembered by colleagues for her leadership, compassion and dedication to service.

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Tuesday, Oct. 14, marked one year since the death of Orange County Sheriff’s Lt. Eloilda "Ellie" Padilla Shea.

The longtime deputy was found with a gunshot wound to the head inside her home in 2024. Her estranged husband, former sheriff’s deputy Anthony Shea, called 911 claiming she had taken her own life. Investigators later ruled her death a homicide and charged him with murder days after the shooting.

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Detectives said the gun used in the shooting did not contain Ell

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