The Vermont senators and representative gave a joint statement expressing their concern of this "authoritarian" decision to freeze federal grants.

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.

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 was shot and killed in northern Vermont Monday afternoon, the FBI said in a statement later that evening. The shooting took place on Interstate 91 in Coventry, Vt.,

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."

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

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

The Vermont State Police and Orleans County state's attorney's office declined to comment Tuesday. Vermont's Sen. Bernie Sanders, Sen. Peter Welch and Rep. Becca Balint sent condolences to the ...

The Science and Technology Research Initiative for the southern Vermont Economy, a new partnership between Landmark College, Bennington College and the Community College of Vermont, is on hold after Pres.

Investigators said the guns allegedly used in the killing of a Border Patrol agent in Vermont were purchased in that state.

U.S. Air Force veteran and 9/11 Pentagon security responder Chris Maland is the first Border Patrol agent killed in the line of duty since 2014.