U.S. Customs and Border Patrol confirmed Tuesday afternoon that the slain agent was David C. Maland. The FBI, meanwhile, said the other person killed was a German national on a current visa.
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.
One suspect is dead and another is in custody after a U.S. Border Patrol agent was fatally shot in the line of duty in northern Vermont on Monday afternoon, federal authorities confirmed.
The name of a Border Patrol agent killed in a shooting that left one suspect dead and another injured and in custody was released on Tuesday.
Governor Phil Scott identified David Maland as the fallen officer, extending his “heartfelt condolences to Agent Maland’s family, friends, and colleagues."
A United States Border Agent was shot and killed during a traffic stop in Vermont near the Northern border, Fox News has confirmed.
The famil of Agent David Maland, 44, said his career spanned nine years in the military and 15 in the federal government.
A United States Border Patrol agent who was gunned down during a traffic stop in Vermont near the Canadian border was an Air Force veteran who worked at the Pentagon during 9/11, his family said in a statement following the shooting.
Authorities have identified the border patrol agent who was shot and killed in Vermont as David Maland, a native of Blue Earth, Minnesota.
Local law enforcement, state officials and the Border Patrol itself issued statements in the wake of the tragic incident.
Agent David Maland, 44, was killed Monday afternoon following a traffic stop, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection spokesperson said in a statement.