Struggling country singer, Mindy McCready leaves behind her two young sons when she was found dead at her home from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.
According to our source, McCready’s body was found on the front porch of a house after being reported that gunshots were fired on Sunday afternoon. She was only 37 when she died.
McCready is known for her debut album “Ten Thousand Angels” in 1996, which sold a reported 2 million copies. Her career has been successful with four other studio albums until her personal problems had began to troubled her in her recent years. She was found struggling with prescription drug fraud and mental illness especially after her record producer boyfriend, the father of her youngest son, David Wilson died of an apparent suicide last month.
Upon hearing the news of McCready’s death, country music stars expressed their condolences on their social networking sites. Singer Wynonna Judd wrote in a series of tweets:
Singer Carrie Underwood also sent out her prayers and said that she grew up listening to Mindy McCready and she was so sad for her family.
McCready the sheriff’s office said McCready’s body would be taken to the Arkansas State Crime Lab for an autopsy, adding that “the matter will be fully investigated.”
It’s a shame for such a talented star is now gone and we hope her family will move forward just as everybody else does.
R.I.P Mindy McCready.
Source: CNN
