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.

Three passengers were injured after a U.S. citizen allegedly hijacked a small plane at knifepoint in Belize on Thursday, police said. Akinyela Sawa Taylor, a U.S. citizen, hijacked a plane with 13 other passengers on board, officials said.

Akinyela Sawa Taylor, a 49-year-old U.S. citizen, allegedly hijacked a small plane at knifepoint in Belize on Thursday, April 17. A fellow passenger, who had a licensed firearm, shot Taylor as the plane landed.