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

Agent David “Chris” Maland died in a shooting following a traffic stop, the FBI said. A second person killed in the incident was a German national in the country on a current visa, authorities said.

US Border Patrol agent fatally shot during traffic stop in Vermont - Officials said the ‘incident is being swiftly investigated’