The Devil Wears Prada Drummer Daniel Williams Passes Away
The ex drummer of The Devil Wears Prada Daniel Williams has passed away. Prior to his demise, William served as a software architect on GoPro. More recently, he had received and accepted a job offer from Apple, which he confirmed via social media.
Here is Daniel Williams' shocking death explored.
Daniel Williams passed away on May 22, 2025, after the private jet he was flying on crashed into a San Diego neighborhood. The former The Devil Wears Prada drummer was identified as one of at least two people who died in the crash.
The Devil Wears Prada band paid tribute to Daniel Williams via Instagram. 'No words. We owe you everything. Love you forever,' the caption reads.
The other person killed in the crash was identified as 42-year-old Dave Shapiro. He was a talent agent and co-founder of Sound Talent Group (STG), as per Associated Press. Two other STG employees were also reportedly killed in the crash.
Larry Williams, Daniel's father, told TMZ that he and his family were 'confident' his son was on the plane when it crashed and that there were no survivors. However, he shared that they did not get official confirmation from authorities.
Prior to the crash, Daniel Williams had shared three snaps on his Instagram stories. In one of the snaps he wrote, 'Hey. Hey….you…look at me……I'm the (co)pilot now.'
As per TMZ, Larry Williams told the outlet that his son was 'just goofing around' in the above Instagram story and that he didn't hold a pilot's license. A week before his demise, Daniel revealed on X (formerly Twitter) that he had accepted a software engineering role at Apple.
The San Diego Police Department initially revealed via X that eight people were injured and 10 buildings were damaged in the crash, which led to evacuations of 100 people.
The police department later uploaded a joint press release with City of San Diego Fire Rescue on X, where they confirmed 2 fatalities but stated that the number of deceased were 'still being determined.'
They also noted that two people were treated for minor injuries and released on the scene, while six were given medical attention. These individuals were not from the aircraft.
Originally reported by Abdul Azim Naushad on ComingSoon.
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