Overview
- Las Vegas police say preliminary evidence indicates Tawnia McGeehan fatally shot 11-year-old Addilyn (Addi) Smith before killing herself in a room at the Rio Hotel & Casino.
- A note was recovered in the room, according to police, though investigators have not disclosed its contents.
- Officers were dispatched at 10:43 a.m. Sunday for a welfare check, knocked without entry, and security entered at about 2:27 p.m., finding both unresponsive with apparent gunshot wounds.
- The Clark County Coroner’s Office identified the victims as McGeehan, 34, and Smith, 11, and the investigation remains ongoing.
- The pair had traveled from Utah for a cheer competition; Utah Xtreme Cheer confirmed Smith’s death, canceled activities for the week, and relatives launched a GoFundMe as reports detailed McGeehan’s depression and a protracted custody dispute.