Around 3:15 on Monday, just hours after President Donald Trump was sworn in for his second presidential term, Border Patrol Agent David “Chris” Maland was murdered during a traffic stop on Interstate 91 between Newport and Orleans, Vermont, about 20 miles from the Canadian border.
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While it’s not exactly clear what Maland was looking for, authorities say Maland and one of the stopped car’s two passengers engaged in a shoot-out. Both Maland and the passenger were killed, while the third person was injured and is currently at a local hospital.
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Vincent Illuzzi, who serves as the state’s attorney in nearby Essex County, told the Associated Press that he saw what he believed to be the traffic stop and didn’t think much about it.
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