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.

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

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

Becca Balint (D-Vermont) on Tuesday was elected Vice Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, the number two spot for Democrats on the committee. Rep. Balint will serve on the House Judiciary Committee under the leadership of Ranking Member Jamie Raskin.

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

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."

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

Two suspects were arrested for allegedly stealing thousands of dollars worth of tools from Home Depot stores in Orange County. The suspects were identified as Karen Juliana Hurtado Lopez, 23, and Cristian David Moreno, 22, both Los Angeles residents, according to the Irvine Police Department On Jan. 22, police pulled the suspects over when they […]

A woman has been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of US Border Patrol agent earlier this week on a highway in Vermont, the FBI office in Albany said Friday.

A 21-year-old Washington state woman faces two weapons charges in connection with the fatal shooting of a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Vermont.

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.