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mahatmakanejeeves

(62,374 posts) Mon Jan 20, 2025, 09:19 PM Jan 20

U.S. border patrol agent has been shot and killed in Vermont south of border, authorities say

Source: Associated Press, via PBS

U.S. border patrol agent has been shot and killed in Vermont south of border, authorities say

By — Associated Press
Nation Jan 20, 2025 7:54 PM EST

COVENTRY, Vt. (AP) — A U.S. Border Patrol agent was killed Monday in northern Vermont south of the Canadian border, authorities said.

The Department of Homeland Security's U.S. Customs and Border Protection said in a statement that the agent was killed in the line of duty, although it did not provide details.

Vermont State Police said the shooting happened Monday afternoon on Interstate 91 in Coventry, about 20 miles (32 km) from the Canadian border. State police officers were assisting federal authorities including the FBI and Homeland Security. … A portion of the highway was closed in both directions for about two hours afterward. The northbound lane reopened just after 5 p.m.

Coventry is close to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Newport Station, part of the Swanton Sector, which encompasses Vermont and parts of New York and New Hampshire. The area includes 295 miles (475 kilometers) of international boundary with Canada.

Read more: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/amp/nation/us-border-patrol-agent-has-been-shot-and-killed-in-vermont-south-of-border-authorities-say

If the killer is wearing a MAGA hat at the time of his arrest, he can expect a full pardon.

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U.S. border patrol agent has been shot and killed in Vermont south of border, authorities say (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Jan 20 OP

Bull shit yankee87 Jan 20 #1

You think the whole incident was fabricated? MichMan Jan 21 #7

Tin Foil Hat yankee87 Jan 22 #8

a full pardon... first impression it does sound like taking it out on a federal employee. bucolic_frolic Jan 20 #2

We'll see how the Trump and the MAGAnazis stroke this. hadEnuf Jan 20 #3

Not yet dhol82 Jan 20 #5

I want to know more. yellow dahlia Jan 20 #4

Washington Post - Border Patrol agent killed during traffic stop near Canadian border Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 21 #6

yankee87

(2,472 posts)

1. Bull shit

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Mon Jan 20, 2025, 09:25 PM

Jan 20

Way too convenient. Reminds me of the staged assassination attempts. Now President Musk and FLOTUS DJT have a reason to declare a national emergency.

MichMan

(13,916 posts)

7. You think the whole incident was fabricated?

Reply to yankee87 (Reply #1)

Tue Jan 21, 2025, 12:00 PM

Jan 21

yankee87

(2,472 posts)

8. Tin Foil Hat

Reply to MichMan (Reply #7)

Wed Jan 22, 2025, 05:12 PM

Jan 22

I realize the tin foil is on, but all these BS things happen too often, No one is that lucky.

bucolic_frolic

(48,219 posts)

2. a full pardon... first impression it does sound like taking it out on a federal employee.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Mon Jan 20, 2025, 09:26 PM

Jan 20

we are in for heavy sledding

hadEnuf

(2,905 posts)

3. We'll see how the Trump and the MAGAnazis stroke this.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Mon Jan 20, 2025, 09:28 PM

Jan 20

May be totally unrelated to the border, but that won't stop them.

Reichstag moment?

dhol82

(9,483 posts)

5. Not yet

Reply to hadEnuf (Reply #3)

Mon Jan 20, 2025, 09:31 PM

Jan 20

I think they need to settle in a bit first. Get their people ready to accept.
Hey it took Adolph 58 days to destroy democracy in Germany.

yellow dahlia

(796 posts)

4. I want to know more.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Mon Jan 20, 2025, 09:28 PM

Jan 20

Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(117,834 posts)

6. Washington Post - Border Patrol agent killed during traffic stop near Canadian border

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Tue Jan 21, 2025, 01:46 AM

Jan 21

A U.S. Border Patrol agent was shot and killed during a traffic stop Monday in Coventry, Vermont, near the U.S. border with Canada, the agency said in a statement.

The incident was the first time since the 2010 slaying of Agent Brian Terry in Arizona that a Border Patrol agent was slain by an assailant, according to a memorial list of fallen officers compiled by support groups.

One suspect, a German national, is dead, and a second suspect, a U.S. citizen who suffered injuries, is in custody, according to a Department of Homeland Security official who spoke on the condition of anonymity to provide preliminary details.

The incident occurred about 20 miles south of the Canadian border along Interstate 91, Vermont State Police said.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2025/01/20/vermont-border-patrol-agent-killed/

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