REMEMBER Takeshia
Takeshia "Keshia" Eads
42 YEARS OLD ·
Orlando,
Florida
Takeshia Renee “Keshia” Eads was a 42-year-old mother and woman of faith remembered by her church community as a loving, uplifting presence who encouraged the people around her. At United Hands Ministry, where she was an active member and praise dancer, those who knew Keshia remembered her as a “jewel” whose energy and spirit touched the congregation. Her family and church community described a woman deeply loved and rooted in her faith.
Keshia was a mother and an active member of United Hands Ministry in Orlando. Her faith was an important part of her life, and she participated in the church’s praise dance ministry. Members of her church remembered her for the encouragement and positive energy she brought into the lives of others. Following her death, her church community gathered to remember and honor the person she had been beyond the circumstances of her killing.
THE RECORD
On March 25, 2025, 42-year-old Takeshia Renee Eads was fatally shot inside her Orange County home. Deputies responding to a 911 call found Takeshia in a bathroom with a gunshot wound to the head. Her husband, Lamar Antonio Bryant, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder.
According to the arrest affidavit, Bryant picked up one of their daughters from school before the shooting and later stopped at a storage unit. Their daughter told investigators that Bryant kept drugs and firearms there and that he returned to the vehicle carrying two firearms, which he placed on the center console. Investigators alleged that after arriving at the family home, Bryant followed Takeshia into the bathroom, where witnesses subsequently heard multiple gunshots. Bryant left the residence following the shooting.
RELATIONSHIP CONTEXT
Husband
Available research records identify the relationship to the perpetrator as Husband.
CHILDREN / ADDITIONAL VICTIMS
CHILDREN PRESENT — DOCUMENTED YES
PATTERNS DOCUMENTED IN AVAILABLE RECORDS
These indicators reflect what could be established from available sources. Absence from this list does not establish that a behavior did not occur.
LEGAL / SYSTEM RESPONSE
Lamar Antonio Bryant was arrested by the Orange County Sheriff’s Office following Takeshia Eads’s death. The felony case was filed on March 26, 2025, under UCN 482025CF003629000AOX. Prosecutors charged Bryant with first-degree murder with a firearm and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
Court records show that Bryant entered not-guilty pleas to both charges on December 1, 2025. The case remains open. Orange County Corrections records additionally show Bryant being held without bond on the murder charge.
SOURCES
INFORMATION LIMITATIONS
Available records document Takeshia’s pending divorce, Bryant’s firearm access immediately before the homicide, his prior criminal-system contact, and the presence of Takeshia’s daughters during events surrounding the shooting. The sources currently reviewed do not establish a documented history of prior IPV against Takeshia, protective orders, stalking, strangulation, threats to kill, or self-harm threats. Those indicators remain unknown rather than absent.
TRANSPARENCY / RECORD NOTE
The criminal prosecution of Lamar Antonio Bryant remains pending. Court records establish that he has been formally charged with first-degree murder with a firearm and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and has pleaded not guilty. Because the case has not reached a final disposition, Bryant should be identified as the accused/alleged perpetrator, and allegations concerning the homicide should remain attributed to investigators, witnesses, arrest affidavits, or prosecutors.
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