“My family and I are just in shock and we have a lot of questions,” said the nephew of Akinyela Taylor.
ST. County of Louis, Mo. – An American man who diverted a small plane in Belize before being killed was from the region of St. Louis.
Investigators said early Thursday morning, the terror lasted almost two hours above the Belize sky.
The police said that around 8:30 am, Saint-Louis time, the American military veteran Akinyela Taylor diverted the plane and made an attack waving a knife.
“Yes, this is the first time that I have heard of all this,” said Taylor’s nephew in an exclusive interview with 5 on your side Robert Townsend.
The man said Taylor, 49, was his uncle. He asked for 5 in your side not showing his face or freeing his name.
“I don’t think he’s doing something like that. It’s a big shock for me and my family,” added the man.
Investigators said the plane was carrying 14 passengers and two crew members at the time.
“When the plane landed, we immediately made our way to the track. I must say that when the plane landed, it lacked fuel, God is still good,” said an investigator.
Taylor’s nephew did not know that his uncle would have stabbed two passengers and a pilot up to 5 on your side, Robert Townsend, said to him this afternoon.
Investigators said one of the injured passengers finally killed Taylor.
“Right now, I have no idea what’s going on,” added the man’s nephew.
He also said Taylor was married and father of four children. He lived with Taylor’s family in the county of North St. Louis.
He said that his uncle had worked as a teacher for the Hazelwood school district several years ago.
5 On your side also learned that Taylor served about 20 years in the US military and “held an office position”.
“I saw him for the last time about two weeks ago. We work different quarters of work and several times we miss. I can say that he was fine. He is not on any medication, he had no psychological problem and he had no sign of post-traumatic stress disorder,” said the man’s parent.
As Taylor’s photo makes headlines from around the world, his family and neighbors are simply amazed by the violent aircraft mystery.
“It is a great shock and very sad that people are on an plane, went or come home, for somewhere and they had to be immersed in this situation without control of their own control,” said one of the neighbors of Taylor.
“We have a lot of questions, but we will ask them when the rest of our family will talk about it,” added Taylor’s nephew.
A police helicopter followed the plane when he landed safely at an airport.
Investigators also said Taylor had stabbed one of the victims in the back before man died fatally.
US officials said not that they had not determined a reason for the hijacking of Belize.
