Overview
- An L.A. County Department of Public Health record lists a self-inflicted gunshot to the head as the cause of death.
- The same document records that Katherine Short, 42, has been cremated.
- LAPD officers and LAFD firefighters responded to her Hollywood Hills residence, where she was found dead.
- TMZ reports she was discovered behind a locked door with a note at the scene, whose contents have not been disclosed.
- Martin Short has withdrawn from public appearances, with recent comedy shows canceled and an awards event skipped, according to TMZ.