A U.S. Border Patrol agent was fatally shot Monday on a highway in northern Vermont south of the Canadian border, authorities said. The death was confirmed by the FBI and Benjamine Huffman, acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security in Washington.

One suspect, a German national, is deceased, and a second suspect, a U.S. citizen, sustained injuries, authorities said.

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

A U.S. Border Patrol agent was shot and killed in Vermont on Monday while performing their duties near the Canada-U.S. border, according to U.S. federal and state authorities.

Officials said the agent was shot “in the line of duty” on Interstate 91, which was closed for several hours near the border with Canada.

A Border Patrol agent stationed in Vermont was killed after being shot during an encounter with an individual near the Canadian border, according to a news report. The federal law enforcement agent was killed while conducting a traffic stop near Interstate 91 near the northern border Monday,

The Border Patrol agent was reportedly shot dead by a suspect referred to as a "visa overstay,” who has also been killed.