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.

FBI investigating after border patrol agent shot dead in Vermont near Canadian border - Suspect in the shooting killed and a second suspect taken into custody

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 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.

The fatal encounter occurred around 3:15 p.m. EST Monday on Interstate 91 in Coventry, about 13 miles south of the Canadian border.

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.

David “Chris” Maland, the Border Patrol agent killed Monday, was shot while conducting a traffic stop in a Vermont town near the Canadian border, according to the FBI’s latest update on the case.

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 U.S. Border Patrol agent was killed in a shooting on Interstate 91 in Coventry, Vermont, just south of the Canadian border, according to the FBI. A suspect in the shooting was also dead. A second suspect was injured and taken into custody, the FBI’s Albany office confirmed.

FBI Albany said they are investigating "an ... Peter Welch and Rep. Becca Balint issued a statement offering condolences to the family and Border Patrol. "Border Patrol agents do important work ...

We have an attention deficit problem in this country. You know, attention deficit, when you and I were growing up, our parents didn't use a drug, they used a belt and whipped our butt, you know, until it stood out.

Authorities are investigating the fatal shooting of a U.S. Border Patrol agent near Canada that also left a suspect dead and another injured