San Diego Plane Crash Kills Six Including Music Agent Dave Shapiro

A private Cessna Citation II crashed into the Murphy Canyon neighborhood in San Diego, killing all six people on board, including prominent music agent Dave Shapiro and former drummer Daniel Williams of The Devil Wears Prada. The crash occurred in the early hours of Thursday morning, causing significant damage to homes and vehicles and injuring eight people on the ground. Shapiro, co-founder of Sound Talent Group, was a well-known figure in the music industry, representing bands such as Sum 41 and Pierce the Veil, and was also an experienced pilot who owned Velocity Aviation. Tributes from the music community highlighted Shapiro's dedication to independent musicians and his impact on alternative music, while Williams' former band expressed their heartbreak. The plane had originated from Teterboro, New Jersey, with a stop in Wichita, Kansas, before heading to Montgomery-Gibbs airport near San Diego, where it reportedly hit power lines before crashing. Authorities continue to investigate the cause of the crash, which also resulted in a large evacuation due to jet fuel spills and fires.