Shockingly sad and totally unbelievable news to pass along … TMZ is reporting that superstar DJ AM, real name Adam Goldstein, was found dead in his apartment in NYC early Friday morning. As you may recall, Goldstein and friend Travis Barker were the only two survivors of a plane crash last year. Since this news is just coming to light, there has yet been no information on the cause of death. The TMZ report is light on details but they seem certain that DJ AM has passed away has been updated with more information on the discovery of AM‘s body … read on:

Cops tell us DJ AM — also known as Adam Goldstein — was found dead this afternoon in New York City. Law enforcement sources tell us he was found in his apartment at around 5:20 PM. We’re told drug paraphernalia [including prescription bottles] was found at the scene. We’re told DJ AM had not been seen or heard from for a few days — one of his friends went to check on him, but got no response after knocking on his apartment door. We’re told the friend called the police, who broke down the door and then found DJ AM’s body.

Un-fucking-real!!! There has been so much tragic death this year … it’s exhausting. I’ll be sure to update with more info as it becomes available but … damn … gone too soon. My thoughts and prayers go out to Goldstein‘s family and friends :(

UPDATE: AM last updated his official Twitter profile on Tuesday afternoon, according to TMZ, his friends hadn’t heard from him in a few days. Here is his last tweet (which is a lyric from the Grandmaster Flash song New York New York):

“New york, new york. Big city of dreams, but everything in new york aint always what it seems.”

It’s not entirely clear when his body was found. The New York Post says he was found dead early Friday morning, TMZ states he was found late Friday afternoon. More developments, if any, to come …

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