Initial Circling Mississippi City Poises To Crash Plane Into Walmart
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said law enforcement and emergency managers are “closely tracking this dangerous scenario. “
A airplane has been circling a Northeast Mississippi town since morning hours. The pilot is harmful to intentionally crash into a Wal-Mart store.
According to local news WTVA , the Tupelo Police Department obtained reports about a initial of an airplane (possibly Ruler Air type) circling over Tupelo. The pilot contacted 911 and threatened in order to crash the plane into a Wal-Mart on West Main.
“ TPD has worked with Wal-Mart West plus Dodges on West Major to evacuate the shops and disperse people just as much as practical. TPD also has been able to begin talking with the initial directly, ” WTVA stated.
Flight data via FlightAware shows the particular plane’s current position (as of 0949 ET).
Video of the plane has surfaced on social media marketing.
@BronsonWTVA not sure what’s going on, but this particular plane has been flying in circles for 45 minutes close to Tupelo. picture. twitter. com/agE5MpWPt1
— Nick Nichols (@Nickfivecents) Sept 3, 2022
NOW – Initial threatens to crash the hijacked aircraft into a Walmart in Tupelo, Mississippi. pic. twitter. com/ITcj757113
— Reveal. tv (@disclosetv) September 3, 2022
Suicide pilot circling Tupelo… right above me… staying with a friend lower than 1/4 mile from their target… took this video clip from her doorstep pic. twitter. com/pAHMzDaXsI
— Mary Ellen Rogers (@MEMOfficScorer) September 3, 2022
Possible stolen aircraft traveling around Tupelo, Mississippi. Pilot has threatened to accident into a nearby Walmart. #tupelo #plane pic. twitter. com/pIHfzAx9Bo
— GPrice (@GaylePrice) September 3, 2022
“ The pilot of the hijacked private plane from Tupelo is making his way closer to MEM airspace & rain moving in. At some point he’s going to get in the way of commercial aircraft arriving/departing there. He’s been around one, 000-1, 500 ft. Somebody is going to have to make a call…, ” one Twitter user said.
The pilot from the hijacked private plane through Tupelo is making his way closer to MEM airspace & rain moving in. At some time he’s going to get in the way of commercial plane arriving/departing there. He’s existed 1, 000-1, 500 ft. Someone is going to have to make a call… picture. twitter. com/qzDuCvmTO9
— Nathan Crace, ASGCA (@lipouts) September 3, 2022
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said law enforcement plus emergency managers are “ closely tracking this dangerous situation. ”
State law enforcement plus emergency managers are carefully tracking this dangerous scenario. All citizens should be upon alert and aware of improvements from the Tupelo Police Division. https://t.co/hQ8GxcR8s0
— Chief excutive Tate Reeves (@tatereeves) September 3, 2022
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