The Vermont State Police are assisting federal authorities after a shooting involving a Border Patrol agent. They said it happened around 3:15 p.m. Monday on Interstate 91. The FBI is leading the investigation.

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

A U.S. Border Patrol agent was shot and killed in the line of duty in Coventry on Monday afternoon, authorities said.

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.

One suspect was dead and another was injured and taken into custody after a U.S. Border Patrol agent was fatally shot in the line of duty in Coventry.

FBI Albany said they are investigating "an alleged assault on a federal officer in connection with a fatal shooting involving a U.S. Border Patrol Agent."

A United States Border Patrol agent was gunned down during a traffic stop in Vermont near the Canadian border, officials have confirmed.It happened around 3:15 p.m. Monday on Interstate 91 in Coventry,

A US Border Patrol agent was killed Monday in northern Vermont south of the Canadian border, authorities said.

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.

The agent was identified as David “Chris” Maland, 44. Maland was a Blue Earth native and a graduate of Fairmont High School.

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.

A U.S. Border Patrol agent was fatally shot during a traffic stop near the Canadian border on Monday, according to officials.