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Country singer Mindy McCready dead of apparent suicide Country singer Mindy McCready dead of apparent suicide
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US country singer Mindy McCready has killed herself, US media is reporting. US country singer Mindy McCready has killed herself, police say.
The troubled singer died from an "apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound", an Arkansas sheriff said. She died from an "apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound", Arkansas sheriff Marty Moss said.
McCready had attempted to take her own life before and was known to have problems with prescription drugs and alcohol. The troubled singer had attempted to take her own life twice before and was known to have problems with prescription drugs and alcohol.
Her death comes weeks after that of her boyfriend, record producer David Wilson, whose death is still being investigated. Her death comes weeks after that of her boyfriend and father of one of her two sons, record producer David Wilson, whose death is being investigated.
The singer, who had two children, recorded five studio albums. The singer recorded five studio albums.
Pain
NBC reporter Andrea Canning tweeted: "Just got a call from Mindy McCready's best friend that she shot and killed herself this evening."NBC reporter Andrea Canning tweeted: "Just got a call from Mindy McCready's best friend that she shot and killed herself this evening."
After the death of her partner, McCready had told NBC's Dateline programme that she had "never gone through anything this painful. Police said they had found the body of Malinda Gayle McCready on the front porch of her home in Heber Springs. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
After the death of her partner in January, McCready had told NBC's Dateline programme that she had "never gone through anything this painful.
"He didn't just touch my heart, he touched my soul.""He didn't just touch my heart, he touched my soul."
Her two boys - a six-year-old and a nine-month baby - were removed from her home earlier this month when she was admitted into rehabilitation. She denied any involvement in Wilson's death.
Her best-selling album was her debut Ten Thousand Angels. Her two boys - a six-year-old and a nine-month-old - were removed from her home earlier this month when she was ordered to undergo rehabilitation.
She was discharged last week for outpatient treatment, but her sons remained in foster care.
McCready had been arrested several times on drug charges. She also made headlines for claiming to have had a 10-year affair with former baseball star Roger Clemens that began when she was a teenager.
Her best-selling album was her 1996 debut Ten Thousand Angels which included the hit Guys Do It All The Time. Her fifth album, I'm Still Here, was released in 2010.