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Martin Short's daughter Katherine has died aged 42.
TMZ reports Katherine died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
The LAPD responded to Katherine's Hollywood Hills home on Monday shortly after 6pm.
Short adopted Katherine and her siblings Oliver and Henry with his late wife Nancy Dolman, who died in 2010.
Nancy, by then his wife of 30 years, passed away after being diagnosed with ovarian .
At the time, Short's comedy partner dedicated a musical elegy for Nancy, called The Great Remember (For Nancy) on one of his albums.
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Martin Short's daughter Katherine has died aged 42 - pictured 2006
TMZ reports Katherine died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound - Katherine is pictured with Short and son Oliver in 2006
Speaking in 2019 about Nancy, Short described his marriage to the actress as a 'triumph'. He admitted he still 'talks' to his late wife all the time and still feels her presence around him.
In an interview with AARP magazine, he said: 'With real tragedy, you become a little more daring. It's the yin to the yang: the positive part of life's dark side.'
