The death of a 17-month-old child in Riverside is being investigated as a homicide.

Avery McCoy died at her home in Riverside on November 9, 2016. Washington County Attorney John Gish says the medical examiner concluded the death was homicide. Officials state the medical examiner’s records list malnutrition and associated neglect. McCoy was the daughter of Anthony McCoy and Ambrashia Chrzan. She had 12 siblings, one of which her brother Dakarai, preceded her in death.