Multiple people dead - Plane crash in neighborhood

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A small plane crashed into a San Diego military housing neighborhood on Thursday morning, killing multiple individuals on the plane, officials confirmed.

Addressing reporters at the site of the crash, San Diego Fire-Rescue Department Assistant Chief Dan Eddy said that the plane struck about 15 homes, causing multiple homes and cars to catch fire.

"I just walked it myself, and down the street itself, it looks like something from a movie," Eddy said Thursday morning.

Addressing reporters for a second time Thursday morning, Eddy said that more than one person was killed in the crash, but that all of the fatalities were on the plane.

He said that the plane could have sat eight to ten people, including the pilot, but that officials did not know how many people were on the plane when it crashed. The plane appeared to be a Cessna private jet, he added.

"We do believe we have multiple fatalities, but we’re going to have to go through and take our time and ensure that's exactly what we have," he said.

Eddy added that there were not fatalities from the homes the plane crash destroyed and injuries were minor.

The former drummer of heavy metal band The Devil Wears Prada was among those killed in a small plane crash in San Diego on Thursday, his father told TMZ.

According to that report, Daniel Williams, 39, was among the several people killed after the Cessna private crashed into into a San Diego military housing neighborhood on Thursday morning.

There were six people on board the plane and police said at least two were killed in the crash, but have not named Williams as a victim. Authorities say they are not expecting to find any survivors.

Williams' father, Larry Williams, told TMZ that he was confident that his son was on the plane, but that the family had also not received confirmation from authorities.

The former drummer posted an image from the cockpit of the jet on his Instagram story on Wednesday, shortly before takeoff.

Responding to reports of Williams' death, the band posted an image of him on their Instagram account on Thursday.

“No words. We owe you everything. Love you forever,” the band wrote.

The small aircraft left Teterboro Airport in New Jersey, just outside New York City, at 11:15 p.m. Wednesday, Eliott Simpson, an investigator with the National Transportation Safety Bureau, said on Thursday. It stopped in Wichita, Kansas, to refuel before continuing to its final destination in San Diego, he said.

The plane struck a power line two miles south of the airport before crashing into the residential area, Simpson added

Among the other victims includes Sound Talent Group co-founder Dave Shapiro, a company spokesperson said.

"We are devastated by the loss of our co-founder, colleagues and friends,” the company said in a statement. “Our hearts go out to their families and to everyone impacted by today’s tragedy."

Shapiro, 42, helmed an impressive roster of artists, including Vanessa Carlton, Pierce The Veil, Lamb of God, I Prevail, Sum 41 and Hanson, according to the music group's website.

“No one could say a bad word about him he was just a beautiful beautiful guy," Lionel Conway, a friend of Shaipro's, told the TODAY Show on Friday