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The US is investigating the fatal shooting of a Border Patrol agent on duty By Reuters

Author: Kanishka Singh

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. Border Patrol agent was shot and killed in the line of duty on Monday, Acting Homeland Security Secretary Benjamin Huffman said in a statement.

“Today, January 20, a Border Patrol agent assigned to the US Border Patrol’s Swanton Sector was fatally shot in the line of duty,” Huffman said.

“This incident is being rapidly investigated and DHS will release additional information as it becomes available.”

A Border Patrol agent was killed in northern Vermont south of the Canadian border, officials said.

Vermont State Police said the shooting happened on Interstate 91 in Coventry, which is about 20 miles (32 km) from the Canadian border.





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