Police identify child killed in Staunton homicide as investigation continues
STAUNTON — Authorities in Staunton have identified a child that was killed over the weekend.
The Staunton Police Department said Averianna May, 2, died Saturday, which resulted in the arrest of a suspect two days later.
On Monday, police arrested Christopher S. Hoover, 23, of Staunton, and charged him with second-degree murder in the child's death.
Police have not said how the girl was killed.
On Tuesday morning, Sgt. Butch Shifflett, a spokesperson for the police department, described Hoover as the child's "caregiver." Additional details have not been released.
Hoover is being held at Middle River Regional Jail without bond.
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