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Fox News has confirmed that a U.S. border agent was shot and killed during a traffic stop near the northern border in Vermont.
The Department of Homeland Security announced that a Border Patrol agent was shot and killed during a traffic stop in Coventry, Vermont, on Monday at 3:15 p.m. Coventry is near the U.S.-Canada border.
Mexico and Canada “need to secure their own borders just as we need to secure ours,” immigration border czar says.
A US Border Patrol agent was killed in a shooting near the US-Canada border. (Reuters, File)
During the traffic stop, two suspects were inside the vehicle. Authorities confirmed that one of the suspects was killed.
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Fox News Digital has reached out to Vermont State Police and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for comment.
This is a developing story. Please check the latest information.