Goldman Sachs Staff Found Dead in Creek After Leaving Concert

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A Goldman Sachs staff member who went missing after attending a concert at Brooklyn Mirage was found dead at a creek just a few blocks away from the venue, according to the New York City Police Department (NYPD).

The NYPD has confirmed the identity of the body found in a New York City creek on Tuesday morning as John Castic, a 27-year-old senior analyst at Goldman Sachs, according to multiple reports.

Mr. Castic was last seen leaving a “Zeds Dead” concert at the Brooklyn Mirage in East Williamsburg at around 2.30 a.m. on Saturday. Police are still investigating the cause of his death.

“The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will determine the cause of death,” the NYPD said.

Prior to NYPD’s remarks, Mr. Castic’s friends initiated a search for him and distributed missing-person flyers. One of his friends, Jonah Shales, told Fox News that the Goldman Sachs employee’s cell phone died after he left the venue, and no one has been able to get in touch with him since.

Sara Kostecka, another friend of Mr. Castic, said that there were rumors about patrons being approached by “some creepy people” near the venue where Mr. Castic was last seen, and were asked to “hop in a taxi.”

“I’m supposed to walk with him in my brother’s wedding next week,” she stated on Facebook.

Mr. Castic was reported missing on Sunday. He was a member of Goldman Sachs’s controllers team working closely with the company’s asset and wealth management business.

Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon said that he was shocked to hear Mr. Castic’s passing.

“We are all shocked and saddened to learn of John’s tragic passing,” Mr. Solomon stated. “Our thoughts are with his mother Dawn, his father Jeff, and his entire family at this very difficult time.”

This marks the second incident of a person found dead in the creek after being reported missing in the city. Another 27-year-old, Karl Clemente, was found dead in the same creek on June 16 after he was last seen at the Brooklyn Mirage, drawing parallels to Mr. Castic’s death.

According to reports, the Filipino-American man was attending a concert with his friends at the Brooklyn Mirage Arena on June 11. Mr. Clemente was said to have been denied entry by security due to alleged alcohol consumption. That was the last time he was seen alive.

“It looks like kind of suspicious. It seems like a pattern. Somebody missing and dumped in the river a second time does the same thing again,” Lee Fong, who works nearby the venue, told local news station PIX 11.

Reuters contributed to this report.