The pilot of a small airplane circling over a Mississippi city has threatened to crash the aircraft into a Walmart store, police said.
Police say the pilot of a small airplane has been circling over Tupelo, Mississippi, and is threatening to crash the aircraft into a Walmart store. The Tupelo Police Department saiA 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.
Investigators were continuing to monitor the flight's path and have been in communication with the pilot, the people said. "State law enforcement and emergency managers are closely tracking this dangerous situation," Gov. Tate Reeves wrote on Twitter. "All citizens should be on alert and aware of updates from the Tupelo Police Department."
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