A U.S. Border Patrol agent was fatally shot on a highway in northern Vermont south of the Canadian border, authorities said.

Five people faced a judge on Tuesday after they were accused of helping the man who allegedly shot St. Johnsbury police captain Jason Gray last month. Six of the suspects were arrested by Vermont State Police in the past week,

Vermont officials are mourning the loss of a U.S. Border Patrol agent killed in the line of duty near the Canadian border on Monday.

Agent David Maland was killed Monday afternoon following a traffic stop, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection spokesperson said in a statement. A German national in the country on what the FBI called a current visa was killed and an injured suspect was taken into custody and is being treated at a local hospital.

Local law enforcement, state officials and the Border Patrol itself issued statements in the wake of the tragic incident.

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.

Vincent Illuzzi, the Essex County state’s attorney, described the shooting as happening during a traffic stop. He said he believed the stop was related to immigration enforcement.

Federal authorities say another person was killed during the incident while a third was injured and taken into custody.

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Vermont Governor Phil Scott says his thoughts are with the family of David Maland, the U.S Border Patrol Agent shot and killed near the Canadian border Monday.

A U.S. border patrol agent and another individual were killed in a Vermont incident, confirmed by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.