Authorities say a U.S. Border Patrol agent has been fatally shot in northern Vermont. The acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security said in a statement that the agent was killed Monday in the line of duty.

Benjamine Huffman, acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, said the death occurred ‘in the line of duty’.

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.

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

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.

The sector encompasses Vermont and parts of New York and New Hampshire. Traffic at the US-Canada border in Stanstead, Quebec after the shooting in Vermont, US (Chloe Jones/AP) Neither Mr Huffman ...

Cars are backed up at the US-Canada border in Stanstead, Quebec, after a shooting involving a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Coventry, Vt., Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Chloe Jones)

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

The family of a U.S. Border Patrol agent who was killed in Vermont during a traffic stop near the Canadian border says he was a military veteran who worked security

The family of a U.S. Border Patrol agent who was killed in Vermont during a traffic stop near the Canadian border says he was a military veteran who worked security duty at the Pentagon during the time of the Sept.

OTTAWA — Quebec Premier François Legault says his government will be “very, very careful” with the border because it does not want to “end up with a new Roxham” after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to expel migrants.