JUST IN: THE MYSTERY OF ROOM 402. 🚨🏨 “A cheerleading competition in Las Vegas turned into a nightmare when Addi Smith and her mother, Tawnia McGeehan, never arrived. Police have just breached their hotel room, and what they found is sending chills across the country. 📣💔 The room was undisturbed, except for one thing: a small scrap of paper on the nightstand. It contained a 2-3 word letter, scrawled in urgent red pen, that has completely shifted the investigation. Sources say the message is ‘shattering.’ 🖊️🛑 Investigators are now racing to trace the final hours before that red pen hit the paper. Was it a plea for help or a final goodbye? The full police briefing and the haunting details of that letter are linked below.

SAD NEWS: Police have just released the identity of the suspect in the case of Tawnia McGeehan and her pre-teen daughter Addi Smith, cheerleaders found in a Las Vegas hotel room. The motive for the crime is even more shocking

Cops confirm cause of death of mom and cheerleader daughter found in Las Vegas hotel room

DETECTIVES have given a tragic update on the cause of death of a mother and daughter who were found in a hotel room.

The bodies of Tawnia McGeehan and her pre-teen daughter Addi Smith were discovered at the Rio Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Sunday afternoon.

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A mother-daughter duo were found dead in their Vegas hotel roomCredit: AP
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The victims’ identities have yet to be confirmed but it is believed it is pre-teen Addi Smith and her mom, Tawnia McGeehanCredit: Facebook
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The duo was reported missing by Utah Xtreme CheerCredit: Facebook
Investigators conducted a welfare check for the pair, who were from Utah, at 10:45 am when they failed to show up for a cheer competition they had traveled to attend.

When cops arrived at the room, they received no answer after repeatedly knocking, but they didn’t enter as they felt they didn’t have enough reason.

Later that afternoon at 2:30 pm, hotel security returned and barged in when they didn’t get a response, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police said in a press conference.

After entering the room, they found both the pre-teen girl and her mother, who is in her mid-30s, dead.

Police believe the mother shot and killed her daughter before turning the gun on herself in a devastating murder-suicide, and a homicide investigation in underway.

Investigators discovered a note in the hotel room related to the deaths.

The identities of the victims have yet to be released, but Utah Xtreme Cheer confirmed they had died in a Facebook post.

“Addi has passed away,” the organization, which first reported the cheerleader missing, wrote.

“We are completely heartbroken. No words do the situation justice.

“She was so beyond loved, and she will always be a part of the UXC family.”

The cheer team asked others to keep the pre-teen’s family in their thoughts and prayers.

“We ask that you respect their privacy during this time,” the team wrote.

“Addi, we love you tremendously.”

THE WEIGHT OF SACRIFICE: MAYA’S BRUTAL TRUTH 🛡️🥀 “A HERO TO THE WORLD, A DAUGHTER IN THE DARK. While the nation hails 12-year-old Maya Gebala as the guardian of Tumbler Ridge High, the reality inside BC Children’s Hospital is far more shattering. Maya isn’t just a headline—she is a child fighting a grueling, uphill battle for every single breath. 🏥🩺  The ‘miracle’ we’ve all been praying for has been met with a devastating reality check. Maya’s mother has broken her silence to share the ‘terrifying warnings’ from her medical team. Beyond the stories of her bravery lies a brutal truth about the long-term neurological damage caused by that day’s senseless violence. 📉🧠  The scars you can’t see are the ones that hurt the most. Maya stood in the gap to protect her friends; now, she needs us to stand in the gap for her. You need to see the full medical breakdown and the specific warning that has left her family heartbroken today.
MAYA’S HEROIC STAND: THE THREE-WORD SILENCE 🕊️📱 “A MOTHER’S LONGEST WAIT. The story of 12-year-old Maya Gebala has taken an even more emotional turn. Known now as the hero who tried to lock the library door to save her classmates at Tumbler Ridge, Maya remains in a fight for her very life. 🛡️🥀  While her mother sits by her side, aching to hear the simple sound of her daughter calling out ‘Mama,’ a chilling discovery has emerged from the moments before the tragedy. It was a three-word message, sent by Maya just as the nightmare began—a message so powerful and selfless that it has silenced everyone who has read it. 💬💔  In the face of pure terror, Maya’s last words weren’t for herself; they were for those she loved. What were those three words, and how do they redefine everything we know about her bravery? The full, heartbreaking update and the mother’s message from the hospital are in the comments below.