The U.S. Border Patrol agent killed in a shootout with an armed suspect on Monday has been identified as 44-year-old David Marand, Customs and Border Protection officials told Fox News.
The veteran officer was arrested after a traffic stop on Interstate 91 between Newport and Orleans, Vermont, about 20 miles south of the U.S.-Canada border, about 3:15 p.m. Monday, according to the Department of Homeland Security. Died.
“A Border Patrol agent assigned to the U.S. Border Patrol's Swanton Sector was shot and killed in the line of duty,” Acting DHS Secretary Benjamin Huffman said in a statement. “Border Patrol agents put themselves at risk every day to keep Americans and our country safe.”
US Border Patrol agent killed in Vermont traffic stop: DHS
A wide shot of the scene where a U.S. Border Patrol agent was shot and killed on southbound Route 91 near Newport, Vermont, on Monday, January 20, 2025. (David McGlynn, Fox News Digital)
Marando and a suspect were killed in the ensuing gunfight. A second suspect was injured and taken into custody, the FBI said.
The suspect's immigration status was not immediately available.
A remote-controlled robot was seen searching backpacks and other equipment at the scene, with the suspect's body still visible in the background.
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A robotic device inspects a backpack near what appears to be a body on the ground on southbound Route 91 near Newport, Vermont, where a U.S. Border Patrol agent was shot and killed on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. (David McGlynn, Fox News Digital)
Vermont State Police closed the interstate in both directions near mile marker 168 for several hours Monday, eventually reopening only the northbound lanes.
A drone flies over a robotic device inspecting a backpack near what appears to be a body on the ground on southbound U.S. Highway 91 near Newport, Vermont, on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, where it is located at the U.S. border. A security guard was shot dead. (David McGlynn, Fox News Digital)
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The FBI's Albany field office is investigating.
The shooting occurred just hours after President Trump was inaugurated for his second term. His campaign focused on securing borders and defending law enforcement.
Officials have long warned that under the Biden-Harris administration, there has been a surge in illegal immigration at Canada's northern border, particularly from the country's southern tip.
