US Border Patrol Agent Killed in Vermont Traffic Stop Shooting

A Washington state woman has been charged after a shootout during an immigration stop left a Border Patrol agent and a German national dead.

Border Patrol Agent David Maland, 44, was fatally shot on January 20 during a traffic stop on Interstate 91 in Coventry, Vermont, near the Canadian border.
Teresa Youngblut, 21, was charged with using a deadly weapon to assault a federal officer and discharging a firearm during the assault; she faces a potential life sentence if convicted.
Youngblut and Felix Baukholt, a German national who was killed in the shootout, had been under law enforcement surveillance for days due to suspicious behavior, including wearing tactical gear and carrying firearms.
Authorities recovered firearms, tactical equipment, ammunition, and foil-wrapped cellphones from the suspects' vehicle, raising questions about their intentions.
The FBI and multiple agencies are continuing to investigate the incident, which marks the first Border Patrol agent killed by gunfire in the line of duty since 2014.