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Eric Ortega

Case from New Plymouth, ID dated May 15, 2022

Victim Details

Eric Ortega

Male

White / Caucasian

New Plymouth

ID

2022-05-15

45

Eric

Ortega

06/20/2026

Case Description

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In the quiet, rural setting of New Plymouth, Idaho, the morning of May 15, 2022, was shattered by violence. Inside a home located at 550 Ada Road, 45-year-old Eric Ortega was found deceased. He was not alone; alongside him was Megan Amaya, also 45 years old. Both had been shot, and their deaths were quickly determined to be the result of a double homicide.

The Payette County Sheriff's Office received a report of the shooting in the early hours of that Sunday morning, just before 2:00 a.m. ...
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  • ktvb.com: Victims of shooting in New Plymouth identified
  • https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/crime/article261468687.html
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    I can’t stop thinking about how close-knit the New Plymouth community is and how deeply Eric and M... ...Read More
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