A U.S. Border Patrol agent was killed in a shooting on Monday in northern Vermont, not far from the Canadian border, according to law enforcement officials.
The shooting, which occurred on Interstate 91 in Coventry, about 20 miles south of the border, also resulted in the death of a suspect and the injury and arrest of another.
Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Benjamine Huffman confirmed the agent’s death, stating that it happened “in the line of duty.”
The identity of the fallen agent, who was assigned to the U.S. Border Patrol’s Swanton Sector, wasn’t disclosed in the DHS update. The Swanton Sector is responsible for patrolling Vermont and portions of New York and New Hampshire….