Benjamine Huffman, acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, said the death occurred ‘in the line of duty’.

Vermont officials are mourning the loss of a U.S. Border Patrol agent killed in the line of duty near the Canadian border on Monday.

Governor Phil Scott identified David Maland as the fallen officer, extending his “heartfelt condolences to Agent Maland’s family, friends, and colleagues."

The sector encompasses Vermont and parts of New York and New Hampshire. Traffic at the US-Canada border in Stanstead, Quebec after the shooting in Vermont, US (Chloe Jones/AP) Neither Mr Huffman ...

The Border Patrol agent was reportedly shot dead by a suspect referred to as a "visa overstay,” who has also been killed.

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

Cars are backed up at the US-Canada border in Stanstead, Quebec, after a shooting involving a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Coventry, Vt., Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Chloe Jones)

The family of a U.S. Border Patrol agent who was killed in Vermont during a traffic stop near the Canadian border says he was a military veteran who worked security

An investigation was underway on Tuesday near the United States’ border with Canada, where an agent was fatally shot “in the line of duty,” authorities said

Tom Homan, U.S. President Donald Trump’s border czar, said the fatal shooting of a U.S. Border Patrol agent on a highway just south of Quebec on Monday is another sign there needs to be more focus on the U.

COVENTRY, Vt. — A U.S. Border Patrol agent was fatally shot Monday on a highway in northern Vermont south of the Canadian border, authorities said. The death was confirmed by the FBI and Benjamine Huffman, acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security in Washington.