A plane crash in San Diego that likely killed six people, including groundbreaking alternative music executive Dave Shapiro, happened as the private plane approached an

Music talent agent Dave Shapiro and drummer Daniel Williams were among those killed when a small private plane crashed into a San Diego neighborhood early Thursday. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.

The crash occurred sometime before 3:45 a.m. Thursday at the intersection of Sample and Salmon streets in the Murphy Canyon neighborhood, near Tierrasanta. 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.