Update 11:45 a.m.:
Good news. The plane is reportedly down after landing in a field and the pilot is in custody.
Update 11:30 a.m.:
This is reportedly from the suicidal pilot:
Original story:
Well, this isn't good:
Officials in Mississippi warned residents to be on alert after a pilot threatened to intentionally crash into a Walmart in Tupelo on Saturday morning and continued to fly above and around the city.
The Tupelo Police Department said on Facebook that the Walmart and other nearby stores were being evacuated and that the police had been talking directly with the pilot, who was not publicly identified. ...
The pilot was an employee at Tupelo Regional Airport, The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reported.
Footage purporting to show the plane was circulating on social media on Saturday morning:
We'll keep you updated. Let's hope this resolves quickly with no tragedy at all.
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