The German national that was killed during a shootout that also claimed the life of a U.S. Border Patrol Agent in Orleans County on Monday has been identified as Felix Bauckholt.
There is now conflicting information on whether Bauckholt was an illegal immigrant or had just overstayed his Visa.
The Washington-based news service Just The News said today it had confirmed earlier reports that Bauckholt was illegally in the United States.
However, Vermont News First learned this afternoon that a new Border Patrol report indicates Bauckholt may have been legally in the country.
Tuesday night the FBI said in a news release that Homeland Security confirmed the dead immigrant “is a German national in the U.S. on a current Visa.”
Earlier today, the dead Border Patrol Agent was identified as David “Chris” Maland, 44, who has been with the agency for more than 12 years. Maland, who was hit in the neck during the shootout, also was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force, the FBI said.