“She was kind of that positive influence that the team needed always willing to be a leader,” the gym owner said, as the 11-year-old was supposed to be competing in Las Vegas before a missed appearance and a hotel room door changed everything.What began as a missed cheer competition has now become a case sending shockwaves from Utah to Nevada and raising painful questions in its wake.The woman and her daughter traveled to Las Vegas for a cheer competition over the weekend. When the pair failed to arrive, alarm bells rang. According to ABC4, Utah Xtreme Cheer reported them missing on Sunday morning, February 15, 2026, after they did not show up for the even.

Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department officers responded to a welfare check at the Rio Hotel and Casino around 10:45 a.m. on Sunday.Police knocked repeatedly and called out to the mother and daughter, but there was no response, Lt. Robert Price said during a press conference.After officers cleared the scene, hotel security continued receiving urgent calls from concerned family and friends. Eventually, security entered the room.nside, they discovered a woman in her mid-30s and a preteen girl deceased.UXC Coaches identified the deceased as Tawnia McGeehan and her 11-year-old daughter, Addi Smith. Police believe the deaths were an apparent murder-suicide, according to ABC4.This is a sad and tragic incident, and our hearts go out to the family,” police reportedly said during the press conference. The investigation remains ongoing.
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