A U.S. Border Patrol agent was fatally shot on a highway in northern Vermont south of the Canadian border, authorities said.

A U.S. Border Patrol agent shot and killed in Vermont near the Canadian Border has been identified as a Minnesota native. David "Chris" Maland, 44, was fatally shot in the line of duty on Tuesday in Coventry,

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.