A Shocking Welfare Check Turns Fatal (Image Credits: Imagez.tmz.com)
Las Vegas – Authorities uncovered the bodies of a 38-year-old mother and her 11-year-old daughter in a hotel room at the Rio Hotel & Casino, confirming an apparent murder-suicide that shattered a weekend cheerleading trip.[1][2]
A Shocking Welfare Check Turns Fatal
Officers responded to a welfare check around 10:45 a.m. on Sunday after the pair failed to appear at their cheer competition. Hotel security assisted as police knocked repeatedly and called out, but received no answer. Without signs of distress, they advised security and left the scene.[1]
Later that afternoon, persistent concerns from family and friends prompted security to return. Around 2:30 p.m., they entered the room and discovered the two deceased females. Patrol units quickly secured the area, launching a homicide investigation. Police determined the mother shot her daughter late Saturday night before turning the gun on herself.[2]…