A United States Border Agent was shot and killed during a traffic stop in Vermont near the Northern border, Fox News has confirmed.

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

Huffman confirmed that DHS was investigating. The FBI said it’s also working with the U.S. Border Patrol and the Vermont State Police. On Tuesday, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen, a New Hampshire ...

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.

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

This incident is being swiftly investigated and DHS will release additional information ... our partners from U.S. Border Patrol and Vermont State Police to gather evidence and process the scene ...

“This incident is being swiftly investigated and DHS will release additional information ... according to a news release from the Vermont State Police and the FBI. Coventry is about 13 miles ...

“Every single day, our Border Patrol agents put themselves in harm’s way so that Americans and our homeland are safe and secure," Benjamine Huffman, acting secretary of DHS, said in a statement

Teresa Youngblut appeared in U.S. District Court in Burlington for a detention hearing following her initial appearance earlier this week. NBC5 was in the courtroom for Thursday's hearing.

Police records show that law enforcement officials are searching for a 32-year-old woman related to the purchase of the firearms allegedly used in the killing of Border Patrol agent David Maland.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem landed at the Northeast Kingdom International Airport around 2:00 p.m. Thursday afternoon, sources told NBC5. U.S Customs and Border Protection confirmed that Sec. Noem visited with CBP today but could not provide any more information.

A Washington state woman has been ordered held without bail in connection with the death of a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Vermont.