FBI identifies border patrol agent killed in Vermont as David Maland [Video]

Tuesday morning’s Vermont Senate session began on a somber note. “If you would please join me in a moment of silence for the border patrol agent who we lost yesterday, please,” said Lt. Gov. John Rodgers. Members of the Vermont Senate took a moment to remember David “Chris” Maland, 44, a U.S. Border Patrol agent who was shot and killed in the line of duty near the U.S.-Canada border Monday afternoon.Sen. Russ Ingalls, who represents the northern Vermont county where Maland was killed, was emotional on the Senate floor.”We’re having a really rough day in the (Northeast) Kingdom,” he said.The FBI and other agencies continued to investigate the scene of the shooting on Interstate 91 for much of Tuesday morning.NBC5 has learned that Maland was shot along the highway while performing a traffic stop. The FBI said that a German national who was in the U.S. on a current visa …