Daniel Williams, who played with the Christian metal-core group for years before his departure in 2016, was on a private jet that crashed into San Diego’s Murphy Canyon near the Tierrasanta neighborhood at around 3:45 a.m. local time Thursday. His father Larry confirmed to TMZ that he was on the flight and likely dead.

The former drummer had recently accepted a new job at Apple Daniel Williams, the former drummer of the Devil Wears Prada band, shared images from inside the cockpit of a private jet that crashed in San Diego,

Music agent Dave Shapiro was identified as the plane's owner and pilot.Daniel Williams was among the victims of a fatal plane crash in San Diego.The former drummer from the metalcore band The Devil Wears Prada was killed after a private airplane crashed into a San Diego neighborhood on Thursday morning,