Before Cheerleader and Mom Were Found Dead in Murder-Suicide, Officials Saw an Ominous Note on Hotel Door

Tawnia McGeehan and her daughter Addilyn Smith were found with fatal gunshot wounds in a Las Vegas hotel room in February

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  • Adilyn Smith, 11, was visiting Las Vegas with her mother Tawnia McGeehan for a cheerleading contest when she was killed
  • Police say McGeehan shot Addilyn before turning the gun on herself
  • Fire officials at the scene reportedly found a note on a door before the bodies were found

A mother and daughter found slain in a Nevada hotel in February were reportedly discovered after officials noticed a note on the room door that led them to suspect a suicide.

Addilyn Smith, 11, and her mother, 34-year-old Tawnia McGeehan, were found fatally shot in a Las Vegas, Nev., hotel room on Feb. 15 by hotel personnel conducting a welfare check, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said at the time.

The statement did not identify them but PEOPLE has since confirmed their identities through a family member…

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