Vermont Border Patrol agent allegedly killed by German national worked in Pentagon during 9/11: family

The U.S. Border Patrol cause allegedly killed by a German nationalist during a postulation halt adjacent the Vermont-Canada border connected Monday was a subject seasoned who worked information astatine the Pentagon during the Sept. 11 violent attacks, according to his family.

"He was a devoted cause who served with grant and bravery," David "Chris" Maland's household said successful a connection to The Associated Press precocious Tuesday. "He had a tremendous respect and pridefulness for the enactment helium did; helium genuinely embodied work implicit self."

Maland, 44, was struck by gunfire during a postulation halt connected Interstate 91 betwixt Newport and Orleans, Vermont. An FBI Albany spokesperson confirmed to Fox News Digital connected Tuesday that the fishy is "a German nationalist successful the U.S. connected a existent Visa."

The suspect, who has not been named, was taken into national custody and is being treated astatine a hospital.

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This undated representation courtesy of Joan Maland shows U.S. Border Patrol cause David Maland, who was killed Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, pursuing a postulation halt successful Vermont. (David Maland/Joan Maland via AP)

Maland, a Minnesota autochthonal and U.S. Air Force veteran, worked arsenic a Border Patrol cause astatine the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Newport Station. He spent 9 years successful the subject and 15 moving for the national government.

"While moving successful Washington, D.C., helium was progressive information successful the Pentagon during 9/11," his family's connection said.

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Maland, a Minnesota autochthonal and U.S. Air Force veteran, worked arsenic a Border Patrol cause astatine the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Newport Station. He spent 9 years successful the subject and 15 moving for the national government. (David Maland/Joan Maland via AP)

He was besides a K-9 handler and antecedently served arsenic a Border Patrol agent successful Texas adjacent the confederate border, Maland's household told AP.

His aunt, Joan Maland, said the 44-year-old was astir to suggest to his partner.

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A Welcome to Newport motion successful Newport, Vermont, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. A U.S. Border Patrol Agent was changeable dormant connected Route 91 successful Newport connected Monday during a postulation stop. His assailant was besides killed, according to instrumentality enforcement, and different idiosyncratic was injured. (David McGlynn for Fox News Digital)

"We are each devastated," she told AP successful a text, calling her nephew an "exceptional person. Incredible man."

Officials antecedently told Fox News Digital that 2 suspects were successful the car and confirmed that 1 of the suspects was dormant portion the different was injured successful the shooting.

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The Derby Line Port of Entry Derby Line, Vermont, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. (David McGlynn for Fox News Digital)

The shooting temporarily closed portion of Interstate 91 astir 20 miles from Canada.

Gov. Phil Scott extended his "deepest condolences to Agent Maland’s family, friends, and colleagues during this hard time" successful a Tuesday statement.

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

"The Vermont State Police volition proceed to connection enactment and resources to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, arsenic they pb the investigation," Scott continued. "This is simply a reminder of however perilous the enactment of instrumentality enforcement tin be, putting their lives connected the enactment to support our communities. My thoughts are with the full instrumentality enforcement assemblage during this clip of grief."

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

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

Democratic Sens. Bernie Sanders and Peter Welch, arsenic good arsenic Democratic Vermont Rep. Becca Balint, shared their condolences with Maland's household successful a Tuesday statement.

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"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 said. "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.

Fox News' Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Michael Ruiz and The Associated Press contributed to this report.