Agent David “Chris” Maland died in a shooting following a traffic stop, the FBI said. A second person killed in the incident was a German national in the country on a current visa, authorities said.
Federal agents are investigating after a US Border Patrol agent was shot and killed Monday afternoon on the highway in Vermont.
David "Chris" Maland, 44, was fatally shot in the line of duty on Tuesday in Coventry, Vermont, according to the Vermont State Police. Maland was an agent with the U.S. Border Patrol Swanton Sector and was conducting a traffic stop at the time.
A United States Border Agent was shot and killed during a traffic stop in Vermont near the Northern border, Fox News has confirmed.
The name of a Border Patrol agent killed in a shooting that left one suspect dead and another injured and in custody was released on Tuesday.
Governor Phil Scott identified David Maland as the fallen officer, extending his “heartfelt condolences to Agent Maland’s family, friends, and colleagues."
COVENTRY, Vt. (TNND) — A U.S. Border Patrol agent shot and killed during a traffic stop in northern Vermont Monday was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force who worked security at the Pentagon during the Sept. 11 attacks, according to his family and officials.
In a statement, the FBI said that in addition to the agent, a “subject” was killed and a third person was injured and taken into custody.
The agent's death Monday afternoon was confirmed by the FBI and Benjamine Huffman, acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security in Washington. The injured suspect was taken into custody after the violence on Interstate 91 in Coventry, about 20 miles (32 km) from the Canadian border, the FBI said in a statement.
The FBI is investigating after a U.S. Border Patrol agent and another person were shot and killed Monday afternoon in Coventry, Vermont, just south of the Canadian border, according to federal officials.
The FBI is investigating a Border Patrol agent-involved shooting, according to a statement from the Vermont State Police.