Border Patrol Agent David Christopher Maland

David Christopher Maland

Border Patrol Agent Chris Maland was shot and killed during a traffic stop on Interstate 91 near Newport, Vermont, near the Canadian Border at 3:15 p.m.

Without warning, a female subject exited her vehicle and shot at officers. Officers returned fire, killing another subject in the vehicle who was armed. The shooter was apprehended and charged with murder, assault with a deadly weapon, and multiple firearm offenses.

Agent Maland was a United States Air Force veteran and had served with the United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - United States Border Patrol for over nine years. He was assigned to the Swanton Sector. He is survived by his mother, father, brother, and girlfriend.