{"id":233553,"date":"2025-04-18T10:13:33","date_gmt":"2025-04-18T14:13:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=233553"},"modified":"2025-04-18T16:02:23","modified_gmt":"2025-04-18T20:02:23","slug":"video-us-citizen-shot-dead-after-hijacking-small-plane-in-belize","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/video-us-citizen-shot-dead-after-hijacking-small-plane-in-belize\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: US citizen shot dead after hijacking small plane in Belize"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Reuters \u2014 A US citizen hijacked a small Tropic Air plane in Belize on Thursday at knifepoint, injuring three others before being shot and killed, police said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The assailant pulled a knife while the plane was in air, demanding the domestic flight take him out of the country, Police Commissioner Chester Williams told journalists.<\/p>

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The hijacker was identified as US citizen Akinyela Sawa Taylor, Williams said, adding that it appeared Taylor was a military veteran.<\/p>

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The plane circled the airspace between northern Belize and capital Belize City as the hijacking was underway, and began to run dangerously low on fuel, the police commissioner said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Taylor stabbed three people on board, according to Williams, including the pilot and a passenger who shot Taylor with a licensed firearm as the plane landed outside Belize City.<\/p>

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That passenger was rushed to the hospital, as was Taylor, who died from the gunshot wound.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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