Tribute pour in

The former drummer of a Christian rock band and a music agent were among the victims of a deadly plane crash in a quarter of San Diego before dawn on Thursday.

The fiery crash occurred around 3:47 a.m. when the little Cessna 550 abruptly fell into the Murphy Canyon district, ignited cars and houses and injured eight people on the ground.

The exact number of victims and the number of people on board the aircraft is still unknown, although it is assumed that at least three have been killed. So far we know the following about you.

Dave Shapiro

Dave Shapiro, the owner of the Sound Talent Group, was the first person who was identified among the deceased, as confirmed by his company.

Shapiro, 42, was an enthusiastic pilot with over a decade of the flight experience, although it was not immediately clear whether he was flew by plane or whether he was a passenger. He was also known as “Daredevil” in the music industry, so A Advertising board Report.

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“We are destroyed by the loss of our co-founder, colleagues and friends,” said a spokesman for the sound talent group Advertising board. “Our hearts go to their families and everyone who is affected by today's tragedy. Thank you for respecting your privacy at that time.”

“From base to air flies to helicopters to two engines, the flight performance to promote his own training, Dave doesn't matter as long as he can be in the sky,” says the Aviation website from Shapiro.

Shapiro, who worked with bands such as sum 41 and Pierce The Veil, was also a convincing supporter of independent music. He started his own agency with Tim Borror and Matt Anderson in 2018.

Daniel Williams

Daniel Williams was the former drummer of the metal core band The Devil Wears Prada and, according to his family, was identified as the victim of the crash, so TMZ.

The outlet reported that the father of the drummer, Larry Williams, did not receive official confirmation from authorities, but that he was confident that his son was on the plane.

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The devil also wears Prada a tribute to Williams on his official Instagram page. Share several pictures of him, the band wrote: “No words. We owe everything to you. Love yourself forever.”

Shortly before the crash, Williams had posted a photo of himself online on the seat of the small aircraft of the copilot, with the caption “Hey … look at me … now the (co) pilot.” However, his father told it TMZ that his son had no pilot license.

Podcast State of the scene wrote in a post on X: “Heart goes to Dave Shapiro and Daniel William's family and friends. What was a tragedy this week this week.”

Another fan divided a picture with Williams on X and described him as a “great guy” who “always had the time of day to speak or take a picture in the probably 15 times when I saw Prada between 06 and '13”. TDWP “still stays my favorite band. The drums on plague blew me away when it came out and nothing changed,” added the fan.

Another fan also described him as “inspiration”. “This hurts, man. Daniel Williams (founding drummer for The Devil Wears Prada) was one of my greatest inspirations in the high school.”

“I looked up a lot to him and hit him several times – he was always such a modest guy. Life is too short.”