NV NV, Mother and young daughter: Tawnia McGeehan and Addi Smith missing in Las Vegas after not arriving for cheer competition. February 14, 2026

[Athos65]

I think we might all agree on is that this mother was having a crisis of some sort, and in the middle of that she decided that the only solution was this particular course of action.

I don't judge, but I honestly feel crushed by this. Everyone, at one point or another, feels close to the end of their tether. We've had parenting moments that have been difficult; my first marriage, well, that ended with my ex-husband holding his gun and saying he was dirt and wanted to end it all, and I told him -absurdly calmly- to just take the bullets out and put it down on the pillow. He's the ex for a reason...I still (nearly 30 years later) do not trust him for a reason.

Poor child. I always go back to the horror the child must have felt in that split second when the trust is broken. And all the other children who are now experiencing the realization of what has happened... This hurts my heart.

 

[dieslix]

i’m supper curious about that note.

 

[zecats]

The timing and place this mother decided to commit this heinous act is quite disturbing. So many young people and families traumatized. I don't claim to understand mental illness but in similar cases, I don't see a complete disregard for others.

IMO, this was an act of revenge meant to hurt people. So so sad. Fly high sweet, Angel.

It’s certainly strange and most definitely a selfish act. But then suicide usually has that selfish component. I’ve ridden many a train or subway where there’s a full stop because someone threw themselves onto the tracks. That’s not necessarily a means to hurt people, but does lack the realization or care of inconveniencing others.

DH is a psychologist, and has dealt with several suicides, the kind where they did it in a place where a family member would find them. In that respect, as in this case and the case of train jumpers, I consider the person to be so fully intent on their reason for killing themselves, nothing else enters their mind. Killing her own daughter first, however, is the truly disturbing part of this. Murder/ suicide has many more unknown components than suicide alone.

All MOO.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

*oh my gosh, how horrible! RIP Addi.

A mom fatally shot her cheerleader daughter in a Las Vegas hotel room and then turned the gun on herself in a tragic murder-suicide, cops said.

Their bodies were discovered in a room at Rio Hotel & Casino on Sunday alongside an apparent suicide note after the pair failed to show up for a cheer competition, according to authorities.

Mom fatally shoots daughter before taking her own life in Las Vegas hotel after missing cheer competition: cops

Their bodies were discovered in a room at Rio Hotel & Casino on Sunday alongside an apparent suicide note after the pair failed to show up for a cheer competition.

nypost.com

 

[303gmf]

Las Vegas has used rooms at the Rio as overflow for homeless shelter for people.

I just read the sad outcome here. Mother kills child and self. So common for mothers to kill children. The person who is supposed to be your most trusted person can also be the most deadly.

It was sketchy and odd 25 years ago when I booked a room there, ended up moving us to the Venetian after one night there with my teen daughters
I can’t imagine what it’s like now! We saw a body laying in the driveway of the Stratosphere hotel and a gas station restroom on the strip with blood and needles scattered about.

 

[ChatteringBirds]

There's never a reason to take your child's life with yours. I just assume she did not want her ex to have half, or possibly primary, custody.
But you know what? Be the best mom you can be. A child will grow quickly into an adult, and you can go live close to wherever she settles and have a decent life with some nice times together.
You don't harm a child, who deserves to live her full life, to get back at an ex.

 

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[SpicyFruit]

It was sketchy and odd 25 years ago when I booked a room there, ended up moving us to the Venetian after one night there with my teen daughters
I can’t imagine what it’s like now! We saw a body laying in the driveway of the Stratosphere hotel and a gas station restroom on the strip with blood and needles scattered about.

Vegas in itself is not the best place for youth. I wish some of these youth programs would pick better locations for their tournaments/competitions. I know every place has its issues but Vegas is just a lot more for adults.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Las Vegas Metropolitan Police said they received a request for a welfare check on the pair on Sunday morning around 10:45. Their officers and security at the Rio Hotel & Casino went to their room and knocked numerous times, but received no response. At that point, they felt there was not enough information to enter without permission.

Family and friends continued to request contact efforts with the mom and daughter, so Rio security tried again around 2:30 p.m. After again receiving no answer, they decided to enter the room. There, they found both the girl and her mom deceased.

Police responded and began a homicide investigation. They said it appeared that the mom shot and killed her daughter sometime Saturday night before turning the gun on herself.

Officials confirmed that they were in town for a cheerleading and/or dance competition. They are not yet releasing their names, nor where they are from. They said the mother is in her mid-30s, and the girl is a pre-teen. Their family has been notified.

Daughter, mom found dead from apparent murder-suicide in Las Vegas hotel room

A young girl and her mother have died in an apparent murder-suicide while in Las Vegas for a cheerleading competition this weekend.

www.fox13now.com

 

[bombardier]

I'm very surprised that no one in the hotel heard (or at least heard and reported) two concurrent gunshots, given how close rooms are to each other and how poorly hotels are soundproofed. Of course it has happened before (does anyone remember the case of Greg Fleniken?) but I can't imagine it happens often.
Police will also have access to doorkey data that should indicate when the door key was used, and hopefully that can rule-out that someone else might be involved. I believe if the door is opened from the inside without use of the key there isn't data on that, but it's still useful information. And of course I am sure they are confirming gunshot residue on mum's hand, fingerprints on the gun, etc...

 

[lucky181]

I hope her daughter was sleeping and didn't know what was happening.

 

[NewMommy09]

If they travelled to Las Vegas and Mom already had planned this, why not at least let her daughter compete? One last good memory? Did something happen on Saturday night? Mom have alcohol or gambling issues? Why did Mom have a gun and where did she get it? How did nobody in the hotel hear gunshot? Just wow on this one, not expected.

 

[Kakidoll]

From her FB Page, her grandpa almost a year ago to the date. Wonder if that had a bearing on this.

 

[Judy Sleuth]

If they travelled to Las Vegas and Mom already had planned this, why not at least let her daughter compete? One last good memory? Did something happen on Saturday night? Mom have alcohol or gambling issues? Why did Mom have a gun and where did she get it? How did nobody in the hotel hear gunshot? Just wow on this one, not expected.

My thoughts on not letting her daughter compete:

**IF** this was a "look what you made me do" to the ex-husband (pure speculation here - we have NO indication of her motive at this time), what better way to grab attention than to be missing in a very visible way, a way where many people would be immediately worried, concerned, and drawing that attention to you?