Porn Star Kagney Linn Karter Killed Herself with Shotgun in Mouth

Kagney Linn Karter‘s suicide was as horrific as one could imagine — involving a self-inflicted gunshot wound … from one of the most high-powered firearms around.

According to Cuyahoga County officials, the former porn star died by suicide last week — and her official cause of death is listed as an intraoral shotgun wound. What that means in layman’s terms … she put a shotgun in her mouth and pulled the trigger.

No other details about her death have surfaced just yet … but Parma PD is investigating.

The gruesome update is absolutely gut-wrenching for her loved ones and fans, no doubt — and it appears to have come out of nowhere … especially when you consider she’d posted a happy photo from a beach in Florida just a few days prior to the incident.

Of course, since leaving the porn biz behind … Kagney had moved to Ohio, where she opened a pole dancing studio and had become friends with other people in the community.

Her friends started a GoFundMe for her mother, who’s handling funeral arrangements.

In the GFM description, Kagney’s inner circle claims she’d battled mental health issues for years — something her immediate family hasn’t commented on or confirmed. If true, though … it would certainly help explain the tragedy. On the face of things, she seemed OK.