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 U.S. Border Patrol agent in the line of duty and another person were killed Monday in Vermont, just south of the Canadian border, in a shooting incident, officials say.

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

Coventry is close to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Newport Station, part of the Swanton Sector that encompasses Vermont and parts of New York and New Hampshire. The area includes 295 miles of international boundary with Canada.

FBI Albany said they are investigating "an alleged assault on a federal officer in connection with a fatal shooting involving a U.S. Border Patrol Agent."

The incident unfolded on Interstate 91 in Coventry around 3:15 p.m., Vermont State Police said ... and Peter Welch, D-Vt., and Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vt., said in a joint statement Monday ...

The FBI is investigating after a U.S. Border Patrol agent and another person were shot and killed Monday afternoon in Coventry, Vermont, just south of the Canadian border, according to federal officials.

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 ...

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

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