Manchester Man Faces Federal Charges After Border Shootout with Agent

A 26-year-old Manchester, New Hampshire man has been federally charged after allegedly shooting at a Border Patrol agent near the Canadian border early Sunday morning. The agent returned fire, wounding the suspect who remains hospitalized under guard.

Federal prosecutors announced Tuesday that a Manchester, New Hampshire man faces serious charges following a weekend shootout with a U.S. Border Patrol agent at the Canadian border.

Blu Zeke Daly, 26, who is also known as Cullan Zeke Daly, has been hit with federal charges including attempted murder of a federal officer and assault on a federal officer using a deadly weapon, according to prosecutors. Early Sunday morning, Daly was wounded when a Border Patrol agent fired back after Daly allegedly shot at him first, investigators revealed Monday.

Currently, Daly remains under medical care at a hospital with security present, prosecutors confirmed. The Border Patrol agent involved in the incident was not injured, officials reported earlier this week.

The FBI confirmed that gunfire erupted around 1:00 a.m. Sunday in Pittsburg, a small community of roughly 800 residents located directly on the Canadian border. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for New Hampshire’s District, the confrontation began late Saturday when a border patrol agent spotted Daly driving by himself near the border area and began trailing him. Daly eventually reached the Pittsburg Port of Entry, which had already closed for the night.

“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 U.S. Attorney’s Office said in a statement.

As of Tuesday evening, it remained unknown whether Daly has secured legal representation. Prosecutors indicated that investigators continue working the case, with the FBI serving as the primary investigating agency.

Pittsburg serves as a remote community that houses New Hampshire’s only border checkpoint with Quebec, Canada. The town sits approximately 150 miles north of Concord, the state’s capital, and shares boundaries with Maine, Vermont, and Canada.