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

A Border Patrol agent was shot and killed at a traffic stop in northern Vermont, federal authorities said Monday. Vermont

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.

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

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, 20 miles from the Northern border, according to the Department of Homeland Security.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said in a statement the agent was assigned to the U.S. Border Patrol's Swanton Sector, which covers the border shared by upstate New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, eastern Ontario and Quebec.

A U.S. Border Patrol agent, 44-year-old David Maland, was shot dead in the line of duty Monday afternoon, officials said. Two suspects were also reportedly shot, including one who died.

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.

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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.