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

Federal agents are investigating after a US Border Patrol agent was shot and killed Monday afternoon on the highway in Vermont.

The FBI is investigating a Border Patrol agent-involved shooting, according to a statement from the Vermont State Police.

A U.S. Border Patrol agent was fatally shot near the Canadian border in Vermont on Monday afternoon, federal officials said. The agent was identified as David Maland, 44, according to a post shared by the Port Authority Police Benevolent Association on X, USA Today reports.

A U.S. border patrol agent and another individual were killed in a Vermont incident, confirmed by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

A U.S. Border Patrol agent was shot and killed in Vermont on Monday while performing their duties near the Canada-U.S. border, according to U.S. federal and state authorities.

The agent killed was assigned to CBP’s Swanton Sector ... according to a news release from the Vermont State Police. Coventry is about 13 miles south of the Canadian border.

A section of Interstate 91 in Vermont was closed Monday after Vermont State Police said a U.S. border patrol agent was shot.

A spokesperson with U.S. Customs and Border Protection has confirmed to NBC5 that a Border Patrol agent was killed Monday afternoon in an incident in Vermont. According to a statement issued Monday evening,

Neither CBP nor Vermont State Police provided further details on the identity of the agent or any suspects involved. (Featured Image Media Credit: Flickr/U.S. Department of Homeland Security ...

A Washington state woman has been ordered held without bail in connection with the death of a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Vermont.

Teresa Youngblut, 21, faces two weapons charges in connection with the death of Border Patrol Agent David Maland, 44, who died Jan. 20 during the shootout in Coventry.