Groundbreaking music executive Dave Shapiro has died in a San Diego plane crash. He was 42. The music agency Sound Talent Group confirmed Shapiro died in the crash.

Dave Shapiro, Sound Talent Group's co-founder and a heavy rock music agent, died in a San Diego plane crash on Thursday morning at age 42.

Everyone on board, including music executive Dave Shapiro, was killed when the private plane crashed in a San Diego neighborhood, setting homes and cars alight.