Tupelo police department says pilot is ‘threatening to intentionally crash’ into store
The pilot of a hijacked plane flying over Mississippi is threatening to intentionally crash into a Walmart, police said.
Authorities said the unfolding drama began at 5am local time Saturday. The Tupelo police department (TPD) issued a statement saying it had been “notified that a pilot of an airplane (possibly King Air type) was flying over Tupelo. The pilot has made contact with E911 and is threatening to intentionally crash into Walmart on West Main.”
