Basil Daly

Age : 0.11

Gender : Male

Race : White

Date : 12/24/2025

Location : Mimbres area

City : Silver City

County : Grant

State : New Mexico

Agency : Federal and local law enforcement

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Child killed by parent during police standoff

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 12/24/2025, 11-month-old Basil Daly was found dead in the Mimbres area near Silver City, New Mexico, after law enforcement engaged in a standoff with his mother, Madeline Daly, 35, who had fled Wyoming with the child and was wanted on a felony arrest warrant for interference with custody and kidnapping. Authorities attempted to negotiate a handoff when gunfire occurred and Basil Daly was killed. Madeline Daly was taken into custody and is being held on charges including first-degree murder. Police described that the mother had threatened suicide in prior encounters with law enforcement. Officials have not publicly released additional details about the sequence of events immediately preceding the shooting or additional information about what led to the negotiation.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://cowboystatedaily.com/2025/12/24/officials-say-mother-of-missing-wyoming-11-month-old-killed-baby-during-standoff/
https://www.krqe.com/news/crime/wyoming-law-enforcement-says-missing-child-was-killed-by-mother-in-new-mexico/
https://www.scdailypress.com/story/news/2025/12/---madeline-daly-baby-basil-death-new-mexico/