Border Patrol agent slain in Vermont is first killed in line of duty since 2014 [Video]

The U.S. Border Patrol agent who was slain in Vermont during a traffic stop near the Canadian border on Monday was the agency’s first agent to be killed in the line of duty since 2014.

David Maland, 44, was a military veteran who worked security duty at the Pentagon during the Sept. 11 attacks, his family said.

“He was a devoted agent who served with honor and bravery,” the family said in a statement provided to The Associated Press late Tuesday. “He had a tremendous respect and pride for the work he did; he truly embodied service over self.”

Maland was killed Monday afternoon following a traffic stop, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection spokesperson said in a statement. A German national in the country on what the FBI called a current visa was killed, and an injured suspect was taken into custody and is being treated at a hospital.

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