A United States Border Agent was shot and killed during a traffic stop in Vermont near the Northern border, Fox News has confirmed.

Court documents obtained by NBC5 identify the suspect accused of shooting and killing Border Patrol Agent David Maland.

Officials said the agent was shot on Interstate 91, which was closed for several hours near the border with Canada.

A suspect has been charged in the U.S. District Court in Burlington, Vt., in the shooting death of U.S. Border Patrol agent David Maland in Vermont on Monday afternoon.

A woman has been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of US Border Patrol agent earlier this week on a highway in Vermont close to the US-Canadian border, the FBI office in Albany said Friday.

The two people involved in the fatal shooting of Vermont U.S. Border Patrol Agent David “Chris” Maland have been identified. Teresa Youngblut, 21, of Washington state, has been charged with assault on a federal law enforcement officer and is also facing a firearms charge.

Teresa Youngblut, 21, has been charged in the killing of Vermont-based Border Patrol Agent David Maland, which occurred on Monday.

A 21-year-old Washington state woman was arrested Friday for allegedly shooting a US Border Patrol agent to death in Vermont earlier in the week, according to federal authorities.

A United States Border Patrol agent was gunned down during a traffic stop in Vermont near the Canadian border, officials have confirmed. It happened around 3:15 p.m. Monday on Interstate 91 in Coventry, 20 miles from the Northern border, according to the Department of Homeland Security.

Governor Phil Scott identified David Maland as the fallen officer, extending his “heartfelt condolences to Agent Maland’s family, friends, and colleagues."

A U.S. Border Patrol agent was fatally shot Monday afternoon in Vermont, state police said. Federal authorities are investigating.