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

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

Interstate 91 between Exits 27 and 26 is closed in both directions after Vermont State Police said a U.S. Border Patrol Agent was shot. The roadway was closed at 3:30 p.m. following what Vermont State Police called an "evolving police incident".

A US Border Patrol agent was killed Monday in northern Vermont south of the Canadian border, authorities said.

The incident took place on Interstate 91 around 3:15 p.m., according to Vermont State Police ... Peter Welch, D-Vt., and Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vt. — expressed their condolences in a joint ...

The northbound lane reopened just after 5 p.m. Besides federal authorities, the Vermont State Police was also ... Peter Welch and Rep. Becca Balint sent condolences to the agent's family and ...

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

David "Chris" Maland, the U.S. Border Patrol agent allegedly killed by a German national during a traffic stop near the Vermont-Canada border on Monday, was an Air Force veteran.

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

Authorities on Tuesday were investigating a fatal shooting of a U.S. Border Patrol agent that also left a suspect dead and another injured on a Vermont highway near Canada, authorities

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