Border Shooting Suspect A Transgendered Manchester Resident

By Damien Fisher, NH Journal

The suspect who shot at a border agent over the weekend has been identified as Cullan Zeke Daly, 26, a Manchester man who uses the feminine identity Blu Zeke Daly.

Daly faces up to 40 years in prison on charges of attempted murder of a federal officer and assaulting a federal officer with a deadly weapon. He is currently under armed guard at a New Hampshire hospital receiving treatment for a gunshot wound suffered during the incident, according to U.S. Attorney Erin Creegan’s office.

The identity of the border agent has not been made public. The agent was not injured in the shooting.

It is not clear what Daly was doing roughly 150 miles north of Manchester. The drive from Manchester to the Canadian border takes about three hours, and available information does not indicate when Daly arrived in the North Country.

According to the complaint, the agent encountered Daly driving alone in Stewartstown, near the Canadian border, shortly before midnight Saturday. During their conversation, the agent asked Daly whether he had used any other names. Daly then drove away.

The agent followed Daly as he drove approximately 10 miles to the Pittsburg Port of Entry on the U.S.-Canada border. By that time, it was past midnight, the crossing was closed and the gate was locked.

According to the complaint, the agent activated the emergency lights on his cruiser and exited the vehicle. Daly began to turn and then fired a handgun at the agent. The agent returned fire, striking Daly and wounding him.

Blu Daly’s social media profile picture is a character from a Manga.

Daly has not yet appeared before a judge for arraignment, and no hearing has been scheduled, according to the court calendar. The FBI is leading the investigation and has declined to comment.

Authorities have not disclosed Daly’s reason for being at the border or for allegedly shooting at the agent. Much of his background remains private. Daly is a registered Democrat who previously lived with a female relative in Londonderry. He attended Salem State University in Massachusetts.

Daly’s Facebook account under the name Blu Daly uses an illustration of a Japanese manga character as a profile picture. The character, Asahi, appears in the “Gather! Mystery Research Club” series. He also lists a Manchester gay bar among locations he has visited on his Facebook account.

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