Mindy McCready dead of apparent suicide
8:41PM Sunday
February 17, 2013
February 17, 2013
Country music singer Mindy McCready has committed suicide, according to FOX 17 and multiple other reports.
She was 37-years-old.
Stacy McCloud, a reporter at FOX 17 in Nashville, broke the news when she tweeted:
“A close family friend of Mindy McCready has informed me that the country singer has committed suicide.”
A short time later she tweeted:
“The Mindy McCready suicide I told you about has now been confirmed from 4 different sources. A statement from the family is in the works.”
McCloud said she spoke to McCready’s family who confirmed the news. Shortly after 9 p.m. ET,
FOX 17 posted on their website:
“Fox 17 News has now confirmed Mindy McCready has committed suicide.”
Andrea Canning, a correspondent for NBC News, is also reporting McCready committed suicide on Sunday. Canning said a family friend told her that McCready “shot and killed herself this evening.”
Canning said police have not yet confirmed the death was a suicide.
Just got a call from Mindy McCready's best friend that she shot and killed herself this evening.My heart breaks for her two boys.RIP
— Andrea Canning (@CanningAndrea) February 18, 2013
E! News is reporting a source close to the 37-year-old said McCready’s body was found Sunday in Heber Springs, Ark. The source tells E! News Mindy’s father, Tim McCready, was staying with her until this morning when he returned to Florida. When he left, “she was in good spirits and seemed to be fine,” the source told E! News.
According to the report, neighbors heard gunshots at her house and called the police.
“She shot herself and the dog,” the source said.
McCready, who was an American country music singer, was born on Nov. 30, 1975. She recorded five studio albums, including her debut album Ten Thousand Angels back in 1996. McCready gained notoriety back in 2008 when her relationship with Roger Clemens was made public.
About a month ago, McCready’s boyfriend, David Wilson, died at the age of 34. His cause of death has has not been released, however the investigation is still open.
TMZ reports McCready’s two children were removed from her home by a judge on Feb. 6. She was also committed to a treatment facility for a mental-health and alcohol-abuse evaluation.
She was released two days later.
McCready had attempted suicide twice before – once in 2005 and once in 2008. She has also made several appearances on the VH1 show “Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew.”
Reports from Nashville that Mindy McCready has committed suicide. Pray for those darling kids before you turn down the sheets tonight.
— Cadillac Jack (@ATLCadillac) February 18, 2013
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