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Utah mom killed daughter, herself at off-Strip hotel after years of custody disputes
A mother in her 30s fatally shot her 11-year-old daughter at a hotel during a cheer competition before taking her own life, police said.
- An 11-year-old girl, Addi, and her mother, Tawnia, were found dead in a Las Vegas hotel room in an apparent murder-suicide on February 15.
- Police believe Tawnia fatally shot Addi before turning the gun on herself, though a note was found whose contents were not disclosed.
- They were reported missing by their Utah cheerleading group after last being seen alive on February 14.
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Utah girl killed by mother in apparent murder-suicide had been focus of a long custody dispute
Addi Smith, the Utah girl killed by her mother in an apparent murder-suicide, had been the focus of a long custody dispute, according to Utah County court records. Las Vegas police reported the incident on Monday. | GoFundMe PROVO, Utah (KSL) — The 11-year old Utah girl killed by her mother before the woman killed herself, according to police, had been at the center of a long custody dispute between her parents before court records show it was s…
Utah mother and daughter travel to Vegas for cheer. Then they’re found dead, and a grim note reveals why
Content warning: This article describes child murder and suicide. Please take care while reading. A tragic story has emerged from Las Vegas, Nevada, where a mother and her young daughter from Utah were found dead in a hotel room during a trip for a cheerleading competition. Authorities are investigating the case as an apparent murder-suicide after the pair, identified as Tawnia McGeehan and her 11-year-old daughter Addi Smith, failed to show up …
Mother, daughter’s bodies found in hotel after they miss cheer competition
Las Vegas police are investigating the deaths of a mother and daughter at the Rio Hotel & Casino in what detectives believe was a murder-suicide on Sunday, People reports.Hotel security discovered Tawnia McGeehan and her daughter, Addi Smith, unresponsive in their room around 2:27 p.m. on Sunday, according to a Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department press release. Both had apparent gunshot wounds and were pronounced dead at the scene.
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