Ex-The Devil Wears Prada Drummer and Music Agent Killed in Plane Crash

A former drummer for the metalcore band The Satan Wears Prada is amongst no less than two individuals killed after a non-public jet crashed right into a San Diego neighborhood early on Thursday, Could 22.

In an Instagram publish, the band paid tribute to former drummer Daniel Williams, who was on the flight. “ no words. We owe you everything. Love you forever,” the group wrote within the publish, which was accompanied by a number of photographs, together with a photograph of their ex-bandmate behind his drum equipment.

Williams’ father, Larry, informed TMZ that their household is definite he was on the aircraft and there have been no survivors from the crash. Nevertheless, he stated they haven’t formally obtained affirmation from authorities.

One other sufferer was recognized as Dave Shapiro, 42, a expertise agent and Sound Expertise Group (STG) proprietor. “We are devastated by the loss of our co-founder, colleagues and friends,” a spokesperson for STG wrote in a statement to Billboard. “Our hearts go out to their families and to everyone impacted by today’s tragedy. Thank you so much for respecting their privacy at this time.”’

Shapiro, who launched STG in 2018, labored with quite a lot of artists, together with Sum 41, Eve 6, Pierce the Veil and Story of the Yr, Variety reported.

The company stated Shapiro was considered one of three staff killed within the aircraft crash however didn’t determine the opposite people, the Associated Press reported.

The company didn’t instantly reply to PEOPLE’s request for remark.

Earlier than the crash, Williams posted photographs of the aircraft and its cockpit on his Instagram Story. In one of many photographs exhibiting the cockpit, he captioned: “Hey. Hey…you…look at me…I’m the (co)pilot now.”

Larry Williams informed TMZ that his son was joking as he didn’t have a pilot’s license. 

In accordance with Revolver, Williams performed with The Satan Wears Prada from 2005 to 2016.

 In considered one of his final social media posts, dated Could 14, he shared he had taken a job at Apple.

“I’m very excited to share that I’ve accepted a software engineering role at Apple,” he wrote. “It’s been really tough to say goodbye to my friends and colleagues of nearly 8 years at GoPro, but it’s time for my next chapter. It’s time to help build the future.”

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In accordance with knowledge from Flight Conscious, the Cessna 550 carrying Williams and Shapiro took off from Teterboro Airport in New Jersey at 11:15 p.m. native time on Wednesday, Could 21, and stopped at Wichita, Kan., at 1:49 a.m. native time on Thursday. It later departed from Wichita at 2:36 a.m.

From there, the Cessna was heading for San Diego when it crashed close to the town’s Montgomery-Gibbs Govt Airport at roughly 3:45 a.m., native time, based mostly on preliminary data from the FAA. 

The crash occurred amid foggy climate within the U.S. navy’s largest housing neighborhood, damaging a number of parked automobiles, too, although it is also unknown what brought about the incident, the AP reported.

The San Diego Police Division confirmed the loss of life toll in a post on X and stated that round 10 buildings within the neighborhood have been broken within the early morning crash.

PEOPLE contacted the FAA for affirmation on the names aboard the Cessna however has not obtained a response. 

The Nationwide Transportation Security Board is investigating.