A section of Interstate 91 in Vermont was closed Monday after Vermont State Police said a U.S. border patrol agent was shot.

The federal officer killed while on duty near the Canadian border has been identified as a U.S. Air Force veteran who provided security at the Pentagon during the Sept. 11 attacks.

A Customs and Border Protection source has identified the Border Patrol agent shot and killed during a traffic stop Monday as David Maland, 44.

Federal agents are investigating after a US Border Patrol agent was shot and killed Monday afternoon on the highway in Vermont.

A German national suspect on a legal visa allegedly killed a United States Border Agent during a traffic stop in Vermont near the Northern border, Fox News Digital has confirmed.

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

Officials said the agent was shot on Interstate 91, which was closed for several hours near the border with Canada.

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 Coventry, Vermont. The FBI said a third person was injured and is now in custody.

The FBI is investigating a Border Patrol agent-involved shooting, according to a statement from the Vermont State Police.

The Vermont State Police is assisting in the investigation of a fatal shooting involving a U.S. Border Patrol agent that occurred on Interstate 91 in Coventry o

The FBI is investigating a Border Patrol agent-involved shooting, according to a statement from the Vermont State Police.