MANCHESTER, NH – A man accused of shooting two city trash collectors is a former employee who walked off the job after getting into an altercation with a fellow worker, according to court records.
Sean Day, 32, of 326 Amherst St., was ordered held without bail pending trial at his arraignment Monday in 9th Circuit – District Division – Manchester. He is charged with two counts of first-degree assault with a deadly weapon.
The injured men are identified in court documents only by their initials, MT and BB. MT suffered more than 40 small defects/wounds to his back, lower neck and right forearm. BB suffered about eight small defects/wounds to his back, right shoulder and right arm.
Medical personnel recovered two of the projectiles from MT. Detective Garrett Bombard, in his affidavit on file in court, said the projectiles were consistent with what is commonly referred to as “dust shot” or “snake shot.” They are found in handgun or rifle cartridges loaded with lead shot canisters, instead of bullets. The ammunition is used to target pests, such as snakes and rodent.
According to court records, the two workers were shot about 9:15 a.m. on June 18 in the area of Pine and Manchester streets.
The Department of Public Works employees initially were on the back of a garbage truck when it stopped to collect trash at 456 Union St. MT and BB walked north on Union Street, heading toward Londonderry Lane where the next trash pickup point was located. Meanwhile, the truck driver, SR, drove the truck around the block.
The two men walked by 479 Union St. and saw a man, later identified as Day, walking toward them. BB did not recognize the man but MT knew him as a former DPW employee. As they passed each other, MT said, “Hey, how are your (cq) doing.” At that point, Day allegedly pulled out a small, silver revolver-style pistol and fired it at the two men.
The injured men ran north while Day continued walking south. The city workers were taken to the hospital for treatment.
Prior to being transported to the hospital, MT’s supervisor arrived on scene and was told the shooter was a man named “Sean” who was a previous employee. The supervisor contacted DPW personnel and learned that that person could be Sean Day. The truck driver, overhearing the conversation, looked up his name on Facebook, found his account and his photograph. MT and BB looked at the photograph and confirmed Day was the man who shot them.
Investigators obtained video of the incident from a nearby residence. Bombard said in his affidavit that the recording is consistent with what the DPW workers reported.
A probable cause hearing is set for June 30, 2026.