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Megan Amaya

Case from New Plymouth, ID dated May 15, 2022

Victim Details

Megan Amaya

Female

White / Caucasian

New Plymouth

ID

2022-05-15

45

Megan

Amaya

Primary Suspect Deceased

08/06/2026

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On a quiet country road in New Plymouth, Idaho, the morning of May 15, 2022, was shattered by violence. Inside a home at 550 Ada Road, authorities responded to a report of a shooting in the early hours, just before 2:00 a.m. Upon arrival, deputies from the Payette County Sheriff's Office and a special response team made a grim discovery. They found the bodies of two people, both of whom had been fatally shot. The victims were later identified as 45-year-old Megan Amaya, a Caucasian female, and E ...
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  • ktvb.com: Victims of shooting in New Plymouth identified
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