Manchester resident charged with attempted murder of a border patrol agent

U.S. District Court, Concord, NH. File Photo

CONCORD, NH – A Manchester resident has been charged in connection with a shooting that occurred over the weekend in Pittsburg, New Hampshire, U.S. Attorney Erin Creegan  announces. 

Blu Zeke Daly, a/k/a Cullan Zeke Daly, 26, was charged by complaint with one count of  attempted murder of a federal officer and one count of assaulting a federal officer with a deadly  weapon. Daly is currently obtaining medical treatment at a New Hampshire hospital and is under guard. 

According to the complaint, on the evening of February 21, 2026, a Border Patrol agent  encountered Daly driving alone in Stewartstown, near the Canadian border.  The agent asked whether Daly had used any other names, at which point Daly drove away. The  Border Patrol agent followed at a distance. Shortly after midnight on February 22, 2026, Daly  arrived at the Pittsburg Port of Entry on the border between the United States and Canada. The  crossing was closed and the gate was locked. The Border Patrol agent activated his emergency  lights and exited his vehicle, at which point Daly started to turn. Daly then fired a handgun at the Border Patrol agent. The agent returned fire with his own service weapon and shot Daly.  

The charge of attempted murder of a federal officer carries a sentence of up to 20 years in  prison and a fine of up to $250,000. The charge of assault of a federal officer with a deadly  weapon also carries a sentence of up to 20 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000.  Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based upon the U.S. Sentencing  Guidelines and statutes which govern the determination of a sentence in a criminal case. 

The FBI is leading the investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Alexander S. Chen is  prosecuting the case. 

The details contained in the complaint are allegations. The defendant is presumed  innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. 



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