An investigation was underway on Tuesday near the United States’ border with Canada, where an agent was fatally shot “in the line of duty,” authorities said

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

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.

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

A police incident has closed Interstate 91 in Vermont, near the border with Canada, on Monday afternoon, state police said. The nature of the police incident, with Vermont State Police called “evolving” in a statement,

One suspect is dead and another is in custody after a U.S. Border Patrol agent was fatally shot in the line of duty in northern Vermont on Monday afternoon, federal authorities confirmed.

Governor Phil Scott identified David Maland as the fallen officer, extending his “heartfelt condolences to Agent Maland’s family, friends, and colleagues."

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

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