How do I delete an object from an Entity Framework model without first loading it

MyEntityModel ent = new MyEntityModel();
ent.DeleteObject(theObjectToDelete);
ent.SaveChanges();

Using db As New HelloEfEntities

        Dim qStr = "Delete " & _
                  "FROM Employee"
        db.ExecuteStoreCommand(qStr)
        db.SaveChanges()
    End Using

DELETE FROM FOO
WHERE ID = 1234

DELETE FROM FOO
WHERE ID = 1234
  AND NAME = ?ExpectedName AND...