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'The Voice' Runner-Up Lauren Duski Mourns Death of Mom After Apparent Suicide

Janis Patricia Duski died on Jan. 5. She was 59.

The Tuscarora Township Police told TMZ that Janis was found in a car with a "single gunshot wound to the chest." A handgun was found in the car with "one round spent," according to the outlet, who reported that, while Janis' death is still being investigated, it appears that she died by suicide. Lauren seemed to allude to her mother's cause of death in her tribute, writing, "I wasn't planning on sharing this but these last few days I've been feeling the most violent pull in my heart to remind you to please talk to one another."

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