Naomi Judd Autopsy Confirms Country Singer’s Cause of Death

Naomi Judd Autopsy Confirms Country Singer’s Cause of Death
Naomi Judd performs at the CMA Music Festival in Nashville, Tenn., on June 13, 2009. Josh Anderson/AP Photo
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NASHVILLE, Tenn.—An autopsy report in the death of country singer Naomi Judd that was obtained Friday by The Associated Press confirmed what family members have already said about how she died. Judd, 76, killed herself with a gun on April 30 at her home in Tennessee.

“We have always shared openly both the joys of being family as well its sorrows, too. One part of our story is that our matriarch was dogged by an unfair foe,” a statement from the family released on Friday read. “She was treated for PTSD and bipolar disorder, to which millions of Americans can relate.”