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New Hampshire Resident Charged With Attempted Murder in Shooting at U.S.–Canada Border

The FBI is investigating motive, including potential links to broader groups.

Overview

  • Federal prosecutors charged Blu Zeke Daly, 26, also known as Cullan Zeke Daly, with attempted murder of a federal officer and assaulting a federal officer with a deadly weapon.
  • A criminal complaint says a Border Patrol agent first encountered Daly in Stewartstown, Daly drove off when asked about other names, and at the closed Pittsburg Port of Entry after midnight Daly allegedly fired a handgun at the agent.
  • The agent returned fire and struck Daly, who crashed into a snowbank and was taken to a New Hampshire hospital under guard; the agent was not injured.
  • Investigators executed search warrants and recovered a Smith & Wesson handgun and ammunition from Daly’s vehicle.
  • Authorities say the investigation is ongoing, they have not confirmed any ideological or network ties, and they have not yet interviewed Daly due to the severity of the injuries.