Authorities are investigating a shooting Monday afternoon involving the U.S. Border Patrol in northern Vermont, according to Vermont State Police.
Adam Silverman, a state police spokesperson, said in a press release late Monday afternoon that his agency was “providing law enforcement assistance” following the shooting “involving” a border patrol agent on Interstate 91 in Coventry.
It was not clear from the press release whether it was a border patrol agent or somebody else who had been shot, nor the extent of any injuries.
State police, according to Silverman, were “coordinating with federal counterparts following the 3:15 p.m. incident.” Federal authorities, including the FBI, were leading the investigation, Silverman said, referring questions to that agency.
Interstate 91 was closed in both directions between Exit 27 in Newport and Exit 26 in Orleans, according to Silverman. The northbound lanes were reported back open near mile marker 168 later Monday afternoon, according to a state traffic alert, while “a long-duration closure” was expected in the southbound lanes.
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