A Devastating Discovery Unfolds (Image Credits: Pixabay)
Las Vegas – Police uncovered a heartbreaking murder-suicide at the Rio Hotel and Casino involving a Utah mother and her young daughter.[1][2]
A Devastating Discovery Unfolds
Officers responded to a welfare check at the Rio on a Sunday morning. The call came from the girl’s father, who grew concerned after failing to hear from his ex-wife and daughter. Police knocked and called out for about 20 minutes but received no response. With no signs of immediate danger, they departed the scene.[1][3]
Hotel security later entered the room around 2:30 p.m. following another request. They found 34-year-old Tawnia Hope McGeehan and her 11-year-old daughter, Addilyn Smith, unresponsive. Both had suffered gunshot wounds. Medical personnel pronounced them dead at the location.[2]…