A member of the University of Virginia men's lacrosse team is accused of murdering a fellow student and player on the women's lacrosse team.

May 3) -- A member of the University of Virginia men's lacrosse team is accused of murdering a fellow student and player on the women's lacrosse team.

Charlottesville police said George Huguely, 22, a senior student from Chevy Chase, Md., has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of Yeardley Love, also 22, a senior from Cockeysville, Md.


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George Huguely, left, has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of Yeardley Love.
According to a police statement, witnesses said Huguely and Love "had a past relationship."

Police were called to Love's off-campus apartment at around 2:15 a.m. today. They found Love unresponsive and showing physical trauma. Police have not announced a cause of death.

Huguely is in custody at the Charlottesville/Albemarle Country jail. Police are seeking information from the university community, urging anyone with information about the students to come forward to assist with the investigation.

University President John Casteen said counseling services will be available to students as they mourn Love's death.

"This death moves us to deep anguish for the loss of a student of uncommon talent and promise, and we express the university's and our own sympathy for Yeardley's family, teammates and friends," Casteen said in a statement. "That she appears now to have been murdered by another student compounds this sense of loss by suggesting that Yeardley died without comfort or consolation from those closest to her."
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