6 Are Feared Dead After San Diego Plane Crash

Six people were feared to have died after a small jet they were in flew through dense fog and crashed in a residential San Diego neighborhood early Thursday morning, injuring eight others on the ground and damaging 10 homes, officials said.

The jet, a Cessna Citation, crashed in Murphy Canyon near the Tierrasanta neighborhood just before 4 a.m., forcing the evacuation of about 100 people as flames billowed, the San Diego Police Department and San Diego Fire-Rescue Department said.

At a news conference earlier on Thursday, Dan Eddy, San Diego’s assistant fire chief, said that at least two people who were on the plane had died and that he did not believe there would be any survivors. The Federal Aviation Administration said later on Thursday that there had been six people aboard the plane.

Dave Shapiro, 42, a veteran music agent and pilot who appeared to have a stake in the plane, was killed in the crash, according to the Sound Talent Group, the company he co-founded.

It was not immediately clear who was flying the plane. The agency represents dozens of music groups, including Jefferson Starship and Hanson.

A spokesman for the agency said in a statement that the company was “devastated by the loss of our co-founder, colleagues and friends.”