Overview
- TMZ reported that police responded to a Hollywood Hills residence shortly after 6 p.m. Monday and that Katherine Elizabeth Short had died.
- The Mirror reported the death as a suicide with a self-inflicted gunshot wound, citing law enforcement, though no official confirmation has been issued.
- Police and family representatives have not provided a public statement or additional information as the story develops.
- Katherine was the adopted eldest child of Martin Short and his late wife Nancy Dolman, who died in 2010.
- She worked in Los Angeles as a social worker and participated in mental-health advocacy, including involvement with Bring Change 2 Mind.