Police probe trailer park killings

An eighth person died from grievous wounds suffered in an attack at a US mobile home, with police acknowledging they didn’t know if a killer was on the loose.

The latest casualty was one of two people taken to hospital after they were discovered along with seven bodies in the same home on Saturday morning in Brunswick, Georgia, said Glynn County Police Chief Matt Doering.

Nineteen-year-old Michael Toler lived in the home and is the first and only victim police have named.

Mr Doering would not say how the eight were killed and would only say they ranged in age from teenagers to adults.

A ninth victim was taken to hospital in Savannah. Police are offering a $25,000 (€17,000) reward for information, with Mr Doering saying: “We need help.”

“The person or persons responsible for this still remain unknown to us,” said Mr Doering, who added the killer could have fled to another county or even another state. “I cannot tell you if they are at large. I simply do not know.”

Police have arrested one man – a family member who lived in the mobile home and called police to report the attack, police said.

Guy Heinze Jr, 22, faces charges of tampering with evidence, lying to police and illegal possession of prescription drugs and marijuana. He was jailed yesterday.

“He ... came home and discovered (the victims), at least that’s what he told us,” Mr Doering said.

Asked if Heinze was involved in the slayings, Mr Doering said: “I’m not going to rule him out, but I’m not going to characterise him as a suspect.”

The killer was not among the dead or the last survivor, according to Mr Doering.