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    Man found dead at controls of jet he tried to escape Utah airport with

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-- breaking news and an update on the dramatic events in Saint George municipal airport Fox News is now confirmed.

A murder suspect tried to steal a SkyWest airlines plane in southern -- saw.

That murder suspect and the aircraft never made -- to the -- thankfully the suspect we're told killed himself.

Happened early this morning according to authorities at Saint George municipal that's a couple of hours north and east of Vegas Trace Gallagher with an update -- -- we now have a picture of this guy.

We -- have a picture of -- -- actually have a -- with SkyWest airlines right now we have confirmed that he is forty year old Brian hedge and he is the man who was wanted.

For the murder of a Colorado Springs woman on Friday he's been on the -- For the past couple of days and apparently yesterday tried to make a very daring escape or early this morning when he jumped the razor wire.

At the airport in Saint George U which is Utah which is southern you -- and he got inside one of their regional jets now we know that this man is.

A certified commercial air pilot we're trying to figure out if he was actually a pilot for SkyWest at one point in time.

He was an employee he was on administrative leave and we're being told that he didn't fire up the airplane but never got near the runway.

He actually.

Drove that airplane from one side of the airport to the other and somewhere along the way and -- -- hasn't given us the details.

He crashed it he clipped into another plane apparently struck part of the terminal and -- some word there was some cars that were damaged now the plane we saw a picture earlier fact we have a crew.

On the way there -- the plane had pretty significant damage to the landing gear as well as it appeared one of the wings was kind of sheared off.

About three quarters of the way down.

And as soon as that crash happened that's when the authorities say that Bryant heads -- put a gun to his head.

And pulled the trigger.

Still trying to confirm a few.

Confirmed the big picture which is the murder suspect wanted in the death of -- Colorado Springs woman.

Is the same man who was found dead at the controls of a regional jet.

In southern Utah.

This morning -- up trying to get the rest of it as soon as we do we'll get back to Trace Gallagher thank you.