German national suspect identified in deadly shooting of US Border Patrol agent in Vermont

A German nationalist fishy connected a ineligible visa allegedly killed a United States Border Agent during a postulation halt successful Vermont adjacent the Northern border, Fox News Digital has confirmed.

"Our partners astatine the Department of Homeland Security confirmed the deceased taxable is simply a German nationalist successful the U.S. connected a existent Visa," a spokesperson with FBI Albany said.

Officials said connected Monday, Jan. 20, 44-year-old U.S. Border Patrol Agent David "Chris" Maland was struck by gunfire during a postulation halt connected Interstate 91 betwixt Newport and Orleans, Vermont. 

In a statement, FBI Albany said that Maland was a U.S. Air Force veteran, saying: "We are heartbroken for our partners and stock successful their grief arsenic they mourn the nonaccomplishment of their colleague."

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A Border Patrol Agent moves a robotic instrumentality adjacent to Border Patrol conveyance connected southbound Route 91 adjacent Newport Vermont, wherever a U.S. Border Patrol Agent was changeable dead, connected Monday, January 20, 2025. (David McGlynn for Fox News Digital)

Officials said that 2 suspects were successful the car. Officials confirmed that 1 of the suspects was dormant and the different was injured and is presently being treated astatine an country hospital.

The FBI tract bureau said it iscontinuing to enactment intimately with federal, authorities and section officials to further analyse the incident.

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"FBI Albany has galore resources successful the area, to see our Evidence Response Team (ERT), Victim Services, Digital Forensics, and dozens of Special Agents," they said.

On Monday night, authorities were seen utilizing a robotic instrumentality to inspect a backpack adjacent what appeared to beryllium a assemblage connected the crushed astatine the scene.

An bare car connected  southbound Route 91 adjacent Newport Vermont, wherever a U.S. Border Patrol Agent was changeable dead, Monday, January 20, 2025. (David McGlynn for Fox News Digital)

The Border Patrol Union shared its condolences, saying connected X,  "Our hearts and prayers spell retired to the family, friends, and coworkers of our fallen member successful greenish successful Vermont." 

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Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and Rep. Becca Balint (Vt.-AL) shared their condolences with the family.

"Border Patrol agents bash important enactment protecting our borders. They merit our afloat enactment successful presumption of staffing, wage and moving conditions," the elected officials shared successful a connection Tuesday. "We look guardant to moving with the bureau to marque definite that they person each the resources they request to bash the enormously important enactment that is their responsibility. Together, we indispensable bash everything imaginable to forestall aboriginal tragedies similar what happened today."

The shooting came conscionable hours aft President Donald Trump was inaugurated to a 2nd term. He campaigned heavy connected securing the border and defending instrumentality enforcement.