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Investigators say a plane crash in San Diego that killed six people happened as the private plane approached an airport whose runway lights were out in heavy fog.
The alternative music scene mourns the loss of industry leaders Dave Shapiro and Daniel Williams, who died in a San Diego plane crash. Shapiro, co-founder of Sound Talent Group, was pivotal in advancing subcultures like metalcore.
The bands that victim David Shapiro represented are many of the most popular of their genre and scene, like Sum 41 and Pierce the Veil.
Dave Shapiro, co-founder of Sound Talent Group, died in a tragic plane crash early this morning (May 22) in San Diego’s Tierrasanta neighborhood, his agency confirms. The influential music veteran was one of several people killed, including Daniel Williams, the former drummer for the Devil Wears Prada.
Music industry veteran and Sound Talent Group co-founder Dave Shapiro was tragically killed in a California plane crash earlier today (May 22). As reported by NBC News, a small plane crashed into a military housing neighborhood this morning in the Murphy Canyon area of San Diego.
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Daniel Williams, the former drummer for metalcore band The Devil Wears Prada, shared images from inside the Cessna 550 aircraft shortly before it went down. Williams and Dave Shapiro, 42, a talent agent and owner of Sound Talent Group (STG), died in the crash in a San Diego neighborhood on Thursday, May 22.
San Diego neighborhood, authorities say SAN DIEGO (AP) — The music agency Sound Talent Group said Thursday that three of its employees died on the private plane that crashed into a San Diego neighborhood.