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Husband Arrested in Killing of 83-Year-Old Nancy Lee Simmons in Orange County

Detectives describe an active investigation with further details withheld.

Overview

  • Deputies say the shooting was reported around 5:20 p.m. on Romer Lee Court in a neighborhood off Curry Ford Road.
  • The victim was identified as Nancy Lee Simmons, 83, born March 22, 1942.
  • Homicide detectives obtained an arrest warrant charging her husband, William Elwood Simmons, born July 9, 1945, with first-degree murder.
  • Officials report that William Elwood Simmons was taken into custody and booked into the Orange County Jail.
  • The Orange County Sheriff’s Office says no additional information is being released as the case remains developing.