Coroner’s officials have identified all but one of the six people killed when a plane crashed into a San Diego military housing community last week, as federal authorities continued to probe the cause of the crash.
The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed that there were six people aboard the 1985 Cessna 550 Citation when it plowed into the Murphy Canyon neighborhood at about 3:45 a.m. Thursday, injuring eight people on the ground and forcing about 100 people from their homes.
FAA records showed that the plane was registered to an Alaskan company owned by 42-year-old Dave Shapiro, a music industry agent who owned and co- founded El Cajon-based talent agency Sound Talent Group, which represented many punk and hard rock bands including Pierce the Veil and Sum 41. Shapiro was one of five victims who have officially been identified by the San Diego County Medical Examiner’s Office as of Sunday.
Dominic Damian, 41 was added to the list Sunday.
Also named were:
- Emma Huke, 25;
- Celina Marie Rose Kenyon, 36;
- Kendall Fortner, 24.
The sixth victim was 39-year-old Daniel Williams, former drummer for the metal band The Devil Wears Prada. Pictures posted Wednesday night from Williams’ Instagram page show a plane bearing a registration number that matches the plane investigators say crashed Thursday morning.
A caption reads “Flying back with @davevelocity,” which is Shapiro’s Instagram handle, while another picture appears to be taken from the co-pilot’s seat of the plane.
Early Thursday afternoon, The Devil Wears Prada posted several pictures of Williams on the band’s social media pages, with a caption reading, “No words. We owe you everything. Love you forever.”
All six victims were aboard the plane when it crashed. Officials have not said who was flying the plane, but Shapiro had a pilot’s license.
Both Huke and Fortner worked for Sound Talent Group. Damian was an accomplished martial arts practitioner who worked out at The Training Center in Pacific Beach. Kenyon was a photographer.
