Residents in Mississippi are horrified as they monitor the skies as a rogue pilot threatens to crash a jet into a Walmart.
According to a news statement from the Tupelo Police Department, the alleged kamikaze pilot contacted police at 5 a.m. and informed them of his scary plans. The pilot is believed to be flying a likely stolen Beechcraft King jet, according to authorities.
Police have been in direct contact with the pilot and have assisted Walmart and other neighbouring businesses in evacuating people.
Currently we have a 29yr old who stole this plane & is threatening to crash it into something. Polices ,ambulances ,& fire trucks are everywhere. Everything is shutdown rn pic.twitter.com/AzebdIa3tP
— KING GANK (@CityKing_Gank_) September 3, 2022
As of 8 a.m. the situation was on-going and the plane was still above the town of approximately 38,000 people.
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BREAKING Pilot of a ‘stolen’ Beech C90A aircraft threatens to crash into a Walmart https://t.co/ru3aHAcnuW
— AIRLIVE (@airlivenet) September 3, 2022
Currently we have a 29yr old who stole this plane & is threatening to crash it into something. Polices ,ambulances ,& fire trucks are everywhere. Everything is shutdown rn pic.twitter.com/AzebdIa3tP
— KING GANK (@CityKing_Gank_) September 3, 2022
The Tupelo police department said they are in contact with the pilot who threatened to intentionally crash the plane. The Daily Mail quoted governor Tate Reeves who said, “The state law enforcement and emergency managers are closely tracking this dangerous situation. All citizens should be on alert and aware of updates from the Tupelo Police Department.”