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

A German national suspect on a legal visa allegedly killed a United States Border Agent during a traffic stop in Vermont near the Northern border, Fox News Digital has confirmed.

A U.S. Border Patrol agent was fatally shot during a traffic stop near the Canadian border on Monday, according to officials.

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

A Customs and Border Protection source has identified the Border Patrol agent shot and killed during a traffic stop Monday as David Maland, 44.

The agent's death Monday afternoon was confirmed by the FBI and Benjamine Huffman, acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security in Washington. The injured suspect was taken into custody after the violence on Interstate 91 in Coventry, about 20 miles (32 km) from the Canadian border, the FBI said in a statement.

Agent David Maland was killed Monday following a traffic stop, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection spokesperson said in a statement.

He had a tremendous respect and pride for the work he did; he truly embodied service over self,” his family said.

Border Agent shot dead during traffic stop in Vermont was an Air Force veteran who worked at Pentagon during 9/11 - Agent David Maland, 44, was a ‘devoted agent who served with honor and bravery,’ his

U.S. Border Patrol Agent David Maland, a 44-year-old military veteran who served as Pentagon security during 9/11, was killed during a traffic stop near Vermont’s Canadian border.

Members of the Vermont Senate took a moment to remember David "Chris" Maland, 44, a U.S. Border Patrol agent who was shot and killed in the line of duty near the U.S.-Canada border Monday afternoon. Sen. Russ Ingalls, who represents the northern Vermont county where Maland was killed, was emotional on the Senate floor.