Another day, another violent dude in a dress.
The craziest thing about this story is not the fact that 26-year-old Cullan Zeke Daly, who also goes by "Blu," is a man who is pretending to be a woman.
The craziest thing is that he apparently shot at a cop because the officer asked him if he "used other names."
Guy ran away from a federal officer and then started shooting because he was triggered by the thought of being "deadnamed"??
From the U.S. DOJ:
According to the complaint, on the evening of February 21, 2026, a Border Patrol agent encountered Daly driving alone in Stewartstown, New Hampshire, 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.
A Smith & Wesson SD9 2.0 pistol was found on Daly. He is currently under guard at a New Hampshire hospital with severe injuries (presumably why there's no mugshot yet). He faces up to 40 years in prison.
In case you doubt the transgender aspect of the story, here is a quote from local outlet WMUR:
Daly may be transgender or nonbinary, according to the U.S. attorney and court paperwork obtained by WMUR.
'This individual did have a previous Massachusetts driver's license that was denominated to be male and now has a New Hampshire driver's license, which is denominated to be female. So, it's a reasonable assumption that the person has decided to transition their gender,' [U.S. Attorney Erin] Creegan said.
According to the NH Journal, this is Daly's social media picture:
Because of the extent of his injuries (the officer was a better shot, it seems!), authorities have not been able to question Daly as to why he fled and started shooting.
The case is similar to another trans shooting in next-door New Hampshire. A pink-haired Seattle woman with a transgender German boyfriend were charged with murdering a Border Patrol officer on Inauguration Day.
