American citizen hijacks small plane in Belize, 3 injured

Akinyela Sawa Taylor, a U.S. citizen, hijacked a Tropic Air Belize plane with 13 other passengers on board, officials said. ABC reported.

Police received information the plane was hijacked by a passenger on board shortly before takeoff. Taylor wanted to be taken out of the country and demanded more fuel for the plane, police said

The hijacker was fatally shot in the chest by a passenger who had a licensed firearm, police said.

The aircraft, which was circling, almost ran out of fuel by the time it landed, police said.

Three passengers, all from Belize, were injured with knife wounds. The flight had 14 passengers total on board, including two Americans, police said.