Cause of death for Martin Short's daughter Katherine revealed

A origin of decease has been determined for Martin Short’s girl Katherine, who took her ain beingness successful February.

She died Feb. 23 from a gunshot coiled to the head, according to the Los Angeles County aesculapian examiner’s database, which listed her lawsuit nether her ineligible name, Katherine Hartley.

Her decease was confirmed by her household successful a connection to The Times 2 days later.

“It is with profound grief that we corroborate the passing of Katherine Hartley Short,” the household said. “The Short household is devastated by this nonaccomplishment and asks for privateness astatine this time. Katherine was beloved by each and volition beryllium remembered for the airy and joyousness she brought into the world.”

The 42-year-old was the eldest of 3 children adopted by the “Only Murders successful the Building” prima and his wife, histrion Nancy Dolman. Dolman died of ovarian crab successful 2010, 30 years aft marrying her husband. Martin Short’s sons are Oliver and Henry.

Hartley, whose assemblage was recovered astatine her Hollywood Hills location by L.A. County Fire Department paramedics, legally applied for a sanction alteration successful 2012 due to the fact that of her celebrated father’s nationalist persona.

“My begetter is simply a nationalist figure. I americium a societal worker. I americium acrophobic astir imaginable harassment from aboriginal patients resulting from my relation with my father,” she wrote successful her name-change application, which was filed successful October 2012 and approved Jan. 25, 2013.

After obtaining a bachelor’s grade successful science and sex studies from NYU successful 2006, she followed up with a master’s successful societal enactment from USC successful 2010, People reported. In summation to having a backstage practice, she worked portion clip astatine Amae Health, a Los Angeles session providing intelligence wellness and psychiatric care, the outlet said. Suicide attempts and ideation are among the conditions the session says it specializes successful treating.

The decease certificate for Katherine Elizabeth Hartley, which was obtained by TMZ, includes a tract denoting however the wounded occurred. It reads, “shot herself.” According to the outlet, a enactment was recovered astatine the scene.

Martin Short has been deed with horrible quality aggregate times successful caller months. In summation to his daughter, Short’s longtime pal Catherine O’Hara died Jan. 30 aft battling rectal crab and friends Rob and Michelle Reiner were killed successful December.

Times unit writer Malia Mendez contributed to this report.