Mother Shot Cheerleader Daughter Dead Before Turning Gun On Herself In Las Vegas Strip Hotel Room, Police Say

A mom and her teenage girl were recovered dormant successful a Las Vegas edifice over nan play aft an evident murder-suicide, according to authorities.

Addi Smith and her mother, Tawnia McGeehan, were visiting nan metropolis for a cheerleading competition. Friends raised nan siren erstwhile nan brace grounded to be a squad gathering connected Sunday morning. Eventually, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department was asked to behaviour a wellness cheque astatine their edifice room.

“At immoderate clip past night, nan mother changeable her girl and past changeable herself,” Lieutenant Robert Price told reporters connected Sunday evening. “This is simply a sad and tragic incident, and our hearts spell retired to nan family.”

Price besides gave reporters a elaborate relationship of nan hunt to find nan pair, revealing that police first raced to nan Rio Hotel & Casino on nan Las Vegas portion astatine 10.45 americium connected Sunday.

However, officers were incapable to participate nan room owed to not having capable accusation astir nan case.

Eventually, nan hotel’s information squad tried again astatine 2.30 p.m. aft nan pair’s family demanded that they effort again. It was astatine that constituent that they yet entered nan room.

Inside, they recovered nan unnamed woman and her mother. Officers besides recovered a statement astatine nan scene, but person not disclosed nan contents of nan letter.

The investigation that is presently moving connected nan belief that nan mother changeable her girl to decease connected Saturday nighttime earlier turning nan weapon connected herself.

Cops person confirmed that nan brace were successful Las Vegas for a cheerleading title and person described nan mother arsenic being successful her mid-30s. The girl has been described arsenic a pre-teen.

“Anytime that you are dealing pinch immoderate type of kid death, it’s sad,” Price added. “It’s a tragedy; our hearts spell retired to nan family.”

According to him, nan mother’s motives stay unknown, but some nan victim’s family and her cheer squad person been informed.

Both Addi and her mother were reported arsenic missing according to a social media post from a non-profit group named A Voice for nan Voiceless.

A Utah-based cheerleading squad named Utah Xtreme Cheer confirmed that Addi had died successful a station precocious connected Sunday.

“With nan heaviest hearts, we stock nan devastating news that our saccharine jock Addi has passed away,” nan squad wrote precocious connected Sunday evening. “We are wholly heartbroken.

“No words do nan business justice,” nan tribute continued. “She was truthful beyond loved, and she will ever beryllium a portion of nan UXC family.”

The squad besides asked fans to respect nan privateness of some Addi’s loved ones and nan members of nan creation troupe.

The Independent has contacted Utah Xtreme Cheer and nan LVMPD.