Denise Morgan died of gunshot wound, medical examiner confirms

Denise Morgan had been living in New York for the past five years. Picture: The Cottage Bar Restaurant/Facebook

An autopsy after the death of an Irish woman in New York has revealed she died from a gunshot wound of the head and neck, the New York Chief Medical Examiner has confirmed.

Denise Zaitschek, nee Morgan, 39, was found dead in her house in Queens in the early hours of Saturday morning.