Due to ten years of alcoholic liver disease and cirrhosis, Pointer died from a cardiac arrest at her home in Los Angeles on June 8, 2020, at the age of 69.
dˈuː tə tˈɛn jˈɪɹz ʌv ˌælkəhˈɑːlɪk lˈɪvɚ dɪzˈiːz ænd sɜːɹˈoʊsɪs, pˈɔɪntɚ dˈaɪd fɹʌm ɐ kˈɑːɹdiˌæk ɚɹˈɛst æt hɜː hˈoʊm ɪn lˌɑːs ˈændʒəlɪs ˌɔn dʒˈuːn ˈeɪt, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛnti, æt ðɪ ˈeɪdʒ ʌv sˈɪksti nˈaɪn.