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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, police have said. | |
| She died from an "apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound", Arkansas sheriff Marty Moss said. | She died from an "apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound", Arkansas sheriff Marty Moss said. |
| The troubled singer had attempted to take her own life twice 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 and father of one of her two sons, record producer David Wilson, whose death is 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 recorded five studio albums. | The singer recorded five studio albums. |
| Pain | 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." |
| 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. | 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. | 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." |
| She denied any involvement in Wilson's death. | She denied any involvement in Wilson's death. |
| 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. |