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James Matt Cuellar

Case from Boise, ID dated Jan 15, 2022

Victim Details

James Cuellar

Male

White / Caucasian

Boise

ID

2022-01-15

22

James

Matt Cuellar

Yes

06/26/2026

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In the early morning hours of January 15, 2022, a gathering at a home on South Owyhee Street in Boise, Idaho, took a tragic turn, ending the life of 22-year-old James “Matt” Cuellar. A Boise native, James, a White male, was known by his family as a "miracle" for having defied a grim medical prognosis at birth. He was at the residence with friends when another man at the party, 31-year-old Jed Earls, began to verbally harass him.

According to Cuellar's sister, Earls was "very combative ...
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  • ktvb.com: 'This is the result of bullying, plain and simple:' 22-year-old shot at Boise home dies
  • Idaho Press: Boise Police arrest shooting suspect
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