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U.S. Border Patrol Agent Killed in Vermont Traffic Stop Identified as Military Veteran

Agent David Maland, a 9/11 Pentagon security veteran, was fatally shot during a confrontation near the Canadian border.

  • David Maland, a 44-year-old U.S. Border Patrol agent and Air Force veteran, was killed during a traffic stop in Coventry, Vermont, on January 20, 2025.
  • Maland served as a K-9 handler and had a combined 24 years of military and federal service, including security duty at the Pentagon during the 9/11 attacks.
  • The incident involved a shootout that left Maland and a German national dead, while a third suspect was injured and taken into custody.
  • The shooting occurred on Interstate 91 near the U.S.-Canada border, disrupting traffic and alarming the local community in Vermont's Northeast Kingdom.
  • Maland’s death marks the first Border Patrol agent killed in the line of duty since 2014, with federal authorities and local officials continuing the investigation.
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