A U.S. man believed to be a military veteran hijacked a small plane in Belize on Thursday, stabbing two passengers and the pilot before being shot and killed by one of the injured people, according to officials from Belize and the United States.

An American man identified as Akinyela Sawa Taylor was shot and killed by a passenger while hijacking a small airplane in Belize on Thursday.

A U.S. veteran was fatally shot after he hijacked a small passenger plane in Belize on Thursday, officials in Belize and the U.S. confirmed. After the Tropic Air Belize plane carrying 14 passengers and two crew members landed safely, police in Belize identified the man as Akinyela Taylor.