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A Washington State woman was busted for fatally shooting a US Customs and Border Patrol agent during a traffic stop in Vermont this week, federal authorities said Friday.
Teresa Youngblut, 21, allegedly opened fire at border patrol officer David Maland when he stopped her and a friend, Felix Baukholt, on Monday on Interstate 91 in Coventry, according to the FBI.
They were initially pulled over because Baukholt, a German national, appeared to have an expired visa — before gunfire broke out, authorities said.
The pair had been under surveillance for several days after an employee at a hotel reported seeing Youngblut carrying a gun and both of them wearing all-black tactical gear.
Maland and Baukholt were both shot and later succumbed to their injuries. Youngblut was charged with assault on a federal law enforcement officer.
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