A veteran U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) agent was reportedly shot dead by an illegal alien in Vermont just hours after President Trump was sworn back into office.
The shocking incident unfolded at around 3:15 p.m. on Monday in Coventry, a town in Orleans County near the Canadian border.
During a traffic stop on Interstate 91, suspects reportedly opened fire on USBP Agent David Maland and a gun battle ensued.
Agent Maland and one of the suspects were killed during the exchange, while a female suspect was wounded and taken into custody at the scene.
Vermont State Police news release about yesterday's fatal shooting of a U.S. Border Patrol agent by an illegal alien near the Canadian border - just hours after President Trump was sworn into office
— Border Hawk (@BorderHawkNews) January 21, 2025
Full story forthcoming pic.twitter.com/B6nOgvubrx
The shooter was a German national who had overstayed an H-1B visa and was in the U.S. illegally, DHS sources told NewsNation correspondent Ali Bradley.
“The female was also wounded (no update on her status). The Border Patrol agent, identified as 44 y/o David Maland was shot and later succumbed to his injuries. His partner was not injured,” Bradley reported.
🚨#BREAKING: A Border Patrol agent in Vermont is dead after being shot by an illegal immigrant.
— World Source News 24/7 (@Worldsource24) January 20, 2025
sources tell local media the suspect was a “visa overstay.”
Shooter is dead. pic.twitter.com/hK07yb3PDy
Agent Maland reportedly served for nearly 10 years in USBP and had recently transferred from Texas to Swanton Sector, which has experienced a historic surge of illegal crossings in recent years.
CBP Sources tell me the Border Patrol agent who was shot and killed in Vermont today was 44 y/o David Maland —He had been with the patrol for nearly a decade—Becoming part of the “Green Family” in 2015.
— Ali Bradley (@AliBradleyTV) January 21, 2025
Maland transferred from Texas to Vermont where he worked in the Swanton… pic.twitter.com/zIr6CQ38Aq
“FBI Albany is investigating an alleged assault on a federal officer in connection with a fatal shooting involving a U.S. Border Patrol Agent in Coventry, Vermont,” the FBI confirmed in a statement on Monday night.
Additional details about this investigation remain limited.
This article was originally published at InfoWars.com
