As much of the nation watched Trump take office for the second time in history, a border agent in Vermont was reportedly shot dead by a migrant.
A spokesperson with U.S. Customs and Border Protection has confirmed to NBC5 that a Border Patrol agent and another person were killed Monday afternoon in an incident in Vermont. The FBI said a third person was injured and is now in custody.
Authorities on Tuesday are investigating the fatal shooting of a U.S. Border Patrol agent near Canada that also left a suspect dead and another injured.
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 was shot and killed in northern Vermont Monday afternoon, the FBI said in a statement later that evening. The shooting took place on Interstate 91 in Coventry, Vt.,
A United States border 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, 20 miles from the Northern border, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
As much of the nation watched Trump take office for the second time in history, a border agent in Vermont was reportedly shot dead by a migrant.
Officials said the agent was shot on Interstate 91, which was closed for several hours near the border with Canada.
President Donald Trump has lifted long-standing restrictions on migrant arrests at sensitive locations such as schools and churches, reversing policies set by ICE and CBP over the past decade.
A U.S. border patrol agent and another individual were killed in a Vermont incident, confirmed by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
A coalition of 18 states filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the new Trump administration to challenge the president’s executive order ending birthright citizenship for the children