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CHARLOTTESVILLE — A double homicide at a home was not a random act of violence, Charlottesville police said Tuesday.

On Monday night, Charlottesville police said Gene Everett Washington, 30, had been arrested. Washington is charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of Robin Aldridge, 58, and her daughter Mani Aldridge, 17.

Charlottesville Police Chief Timothy J. Longo said at a news conference Tuesday that Washington knew Mani but did not disclose any further information about their relationship.

Longo said authorities would revisit and search the Aldridge home on Rugby Avenue later Tuesday.

Washington was arrested Monday night outside of the Barracks West Apartment Complex. The recovery of Robin’s 2003 Toyota Matrix at the complex led police to investigate Washington.

Police said probable cause developed that led to his arrest.

Authorities found the bodies of both victims early Saturday morning during an investigation into a fire at their home late Friday.

On Tuesday, fire officials said that the fire could have burned for several hours before becoming visible from outside.