A U.S. Border Patrol agent was shot and killed in northern Vermont Monday afternoon, the FBI said in a statement later that evening. The shooting took place on Interstate 91 in Coventry, Vt.,

Local law enforcement, state officials and the Border Patrol itself issued statements in the wake of the tragic incident.

The name of a Border Patrol agent killed in a shooting that left one suspect dead and another injured and in custody was released on Tuesday.

The fatal encounter occurred around 3:15 p.m. EST Monday on Interstate 91 in Coventry, about 13 miles south of the Canadian border.

An investigation was underway on Tuesday near the United States’ border with Canada, where an agent was fatally shot “in the line of duty,” authorities said

A U.S. border patrol agent and another individual were killed in a Vermont incident, confirmed by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

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

A U.S. Border Patrol agent was fatally shot on a highway in northern Vermont south of the Canadian border, authorities said.

Authorities on Tuesday were investigating a fatal shooting of a U.S. Border Patrol agent that also left a suspect dead and another injured on a Vermont highway near Canada, authorities said. Agent David Maland was killed Monday afternoon following a traffic stop,

FBI Albany said they are investigating "an alleged assault on a federal officer in connection with a fatal shooting involving a U.S. Border Patrol Agent."

In a statement, the FBI said that in addition to the agent, a “subject” was killed and a third person was injured and taken into custody.