BREAKING: Hijacker of Tropic Air plane shot dead by another passenger after landing; three passengers injured

Posted: Thursday, April 17, 2025. 11:13 am CST.

By Aaron Humes: Commissioner of Police Chester Williams has confirmed that the hijacker of the Tropic Air plane, American national Akinyela Taylor of California, has died.

He was shot by another passenger as the plane landed at the Philip Goldson International Airport (PGIA) this morning after holding up the plane for almost an hour.

The person who shot Taylor was also injured and is hospitalized. Taylor was demanding to be taken out of the country and tried to get the plane to refuel beyond its usual capacity.

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