Martin Short called a friend to check on his daughter Katherine before she was found dead in her Los Angeles home.
Katherine died in February at age 42 from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
According to her newly released autopsy, the actor grew concerned after not hearing from her in over 24 hours and called a friend to check on her, as per TMZ.
The autopsy revealed that the friend went to Katherine’s home, where they found a note on her bedroom door, which was locked.
The friend immediately dialed 911, prompting police to force entry into her bedroom.
Inside, officers found Katherine in bed, with a Glock 19 9mm pistol positioned underneath her chest.
Martin Short called a friend to check on his daughter Katherine before she was found dead in her Los Angeles home
Katherine died in February at age 42 from a self-inflicted gunshot wound
A suicide note was recovered at the scene.
The autopsy also noted that Katherine had a prior suicide attempt in 2017 involving pills as well as a documented history of depression and other mental illnesses.
Katherine was eldest child of Short and Nancy Dolman.
Earlier this month Short opened up about his daughter’s suicide, saying her loss has ‘been a nightmare’ for all who loved her.
Short compared her battle with mental health to the cancer his wife, Nancy, faced. She died from the disease in 2010.
‘The understanding [is] that mental health and cancer, like my wife’s, are both diseases, and sometimes with diseases they are terminal,’ said the star of Father Of The Bride, Three Amigos! and Only Murders In The Building.
He also told CBS Sunday Mornings: ‘My daughter fought for a long time with extreme mental health, borderline personality disorder, other things, and did the best she could until she couldn’t.’
Short said his aim was to support a mental health awareness organization founded by Glenn Close called Bringchange2mind.
He said the non-profit aims to take ‘mental health out of the shadows’.
Short shared a moving message that touched on how he hopes struggles with mental health can be understood.
‘Not being ashamed of it, not hiding from the word suicide, but accepting that this can be the last stage of an illness – and that’s my approach to this,’ he said.
