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.

A U.S. Border Patrol agent was fatally shot during a traffic stop near the Canadian border on Monday, according to officials.

The Canadian province has hundreds of police officers on call to secure its border with Vermont, New Hampshire and New York, a government official said this week.