A U.S. Border Patrol agent was fatally shot on a highway in northern Vermont south of the Canadian border, authorities said.

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

Officials said the agent was shot “in the line of duty” on Interstate 91, which was closed for several hours near the border with Canada.

A U.S. Border Patrol agent died in a shooting near the Canadian border Monday afternoon, state police reported Monday night. The agent was shot about 3:15 p.m. in Coventry in the line of duty, state and federal officials reported.

The agent who died was shot in the neck by the immigrant who was illegally in the country because of a “visa overstay,” a law enforcement source told NewsNation.

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Authorities are investigating a shooting involving a U.S. Border Patrol agent in northern Vermont. Vermont State Police said the shooting happened Monday afternoon on Interstate 91 in Coventry, about 20 miles (32 km) from the Canadian border.