TUPELO, Miss. — A stolen airplane circled over north Mississippi on Saturday morning, and police said they evacuated a Walmart store after the pilot threatened to crash into it.
The Tupelo Police Department said in a Facebook post that the Walmart and a nearby convenience store had been evacuated. The plane started circling over Tupelo, Mississippi, about 5 a.m.. It was still in the air about four hours later, but had flown away from Tupelo and was circling over another community nearby.
Police said they have made contact with the pilot directly.
⚠️🇺🇸#DEVELOPING: Pilot threatening to crash plane into Walmart in Tupelo, Mississippi#Tupelo l #MS
Emergency personnel have evacuated the Walmart. Air traffic controllers are attempting further communications with the aircraft’s pilot.
More information as it becomes available. pic.twitter.com/1RXsaKwwsk— Intel Point ALERT (@IntelPointAlert) September 3, 2022
