Former The Satan Wears Prada drummer Daniel Williams shared haunting photographs contained in the cockpit of the non-public aircraft that will later crash in a San Diego neighborhood, killing the rocker and music trade large shot David Shapiro.
In his first put up, Williams tagged Shapiro and snapped an image of the doomed Cessna 550 plane earlier than they boarded on the runway at Teterboro Airport in New Jersey on Wednesday evening.
“Flying back with @davevelocity,” the drummer captioned the put up on his Instagram story.
Williams, who was an authentic member of the band, was additionally seen contained in the cockpit of the non-public aircraft in two of his posts.
“Hey. Hey… you… look at me… I’m the (co)pilot now,” Williams, 39, wrote with a view of the plane controls and windshield.
“Here we goooooo,” the second put up reads, with the yoke between his legs.
Williams and Shapiro had been amongst six folks on board the jet when it hit an influence line in foggy climate and crashed in Murphy Canyon, a San Diego neighborhood housing navy households, round 3:45 a.m. Thursday, in keeping with the Federal Aviation Administration.
Officers have but to ID all on board, however mentioned there have been no survivors. Miraculously, nobody on the bottom was killed or significantly wounded.
Williams’ former Satan Wears Prada band members confirmed the 39-year-old’s loss of life in social media posts Thursday.
“No words. We owe you everything. Love you forever,” the band wrote in an Instagram put up.
Williams joined The Satan Wears Prada throughout its inception in 2005 earlier than he left the band in 2016.
Only a week earlier than he was killed, Williams revealed that he had accepted an engineering job at Apple.
“I’m very excited to share that I’ve accepted a software engineering role at Apple. 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,” he wrote within the Might 14 put up.
Williams’ loss of life additionally comes six years after he survived a mass taking pictures in his dwelling state of Ohio.
The drummer revealed he had a fortunate escape from contained in the Ned Peppers bar in Dayton when gunman Connor Betts opened hearth, killing 9 victims and wounding 27 others, on August 4, 2019.
“I was in Ned Peppers. I’m still not sure exactly what happened. People were piling on top of each other to get out. It’s all a blur. F–king awful,” Williams posted on X on the time.
Shapiro, 42, co-founded Sound Expertise Group (STG), whose shoppers embody bands Sum 41, Story of the 12 months and Parkway Drive. His expertise company confirmed his loss of life.
“We are devastated by the loss of our co-founder, colleagues and friends … Thank you so much for respecting their privacy at this time,” the company mentioned in a press release shared with Billboard.
The 2 males had been lovingly remembered by music trade insiders throughout social media.
“Rest in Peace Dave Shapiro, Daniel Williams, and everyone on that flight. Some of my very first shows were booked through Dave. I had a handful of shows with Daniel, always a pleasure to see him play. Gone way too soon,” music govt Terrance Coughlin wrote on X.
