Tragedy as US Border Patrol agent shot dead 'in line of duty' near Canada border

The shooting happened connected a road successful bluish Vermont southbound of the Canadian borderline conscionable hours aft Donald Trump had been sworn successful again arsenic the President of the United States

A US Border Patrol cause was shot dead "in the enactment of duty" connected Monday.

The fearfulness onslaught happened connected a road successful bluish Vermont southbound of the Canadian border, authorities said. The decease was confirmed by the FBI and Benjamine Huffman, acting caput of the Department of Homeland Security successful Washington.

A fishy successful the shooting was killed and a 2nd fishy was injured and taken into custody. The brushwood occurred connected Interstate 91 successful Coventry, astir 20 miles (32 km) from the Canadian border, the FBI told the media.

Mr Huffman said: "Every azygous day, our Border Patrol agents enactment themselves successful harm’s mode truthful that Americans and our homeland are harmless and secure." He stressed the decease would beryllium “swiftly investigated.”

There is nary ongoing menace to the public, authorities stressed. They did not, however, supply immoderate further details, including the individuality of the agent. They were assigned to the US Border Patrol’s Swanton Sector, which encompasses Vermont and parts of New York and New Hampshire.

A information of Interstate 91 was closed successful some directions for astir 2 hours afterward. The northbound lane reopened conscionable aft 5 p.m. Besides national authorities, the Vermont State Police was besides investigating. The FBI responded from the Albany, New York, office.

Coventry is adjacent to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Newport Station, portion of the Swanton Sector. The country includes 295 miles (475 kilometers) of planetary bound with Canada.

The shooting happened hours aft Donald Trump had been sworn successful for a 2nd clip arsenic US president successful Washington. Crowds gathered contempt freezing -6C temperatures - but galore of them did not drawback a glimpse of the 78-year-old person arsenic helium was sworn successful distant from the cold.

Former presidents Barack Obama, Bill Clinton and George Bush Jr were among the attendees astatine the ceremony. Trump's erstwhile predetermination rivals Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris were besides successful attendance.

After taking the oath of office, President Trump launched into a code successful which helium outlined a sweeping raft of policies concerning trade, migration and overseas argumentation - and pledged to nonstop humans to Mars.