Only Murders star Martin Short’s daughter Katherine dies by suicide: Report

Katherine Elizabeth Short, the daughter of ‘Only Murders in the Building’ actor Martin Short, has committed suicide, TMZ reported citing LAPD officials that Katherine Elizabeth reportedly died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at her home in Hollywood Hills in Los Angeles. She was 42.

Martin Short at the 83rd Golden Globes on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. (Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

The circumstances around Elizabeth Short's suicide are unclear. TMZ reported, citing LAPD sources, that officials with the department, as well as the fire department officials, responded to an incident at the Hollywood Hills home around 6:45pm CT on Monday, February 23. The first responders found her deceased with a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Katherine Elizabeth, the daughter of Martin Short and his late wife, Nancy Dolman. She lived a private life and rarely made public appearances despite her father's status as one of Hollywood's most celebrated comedians and actors.