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Police arrest man over 6 people murdered at Texas campsite
A suspect has been apprehended after six people were found dead at a camp site in Anderson County, Texas.
Police authorities are now investigating two crime scenes after the gruesome incident.
According to Anderson County Sheriff, Greg Taylor, the police were called Sunday morning in response to a possible shooting at a campsite and found two bodies in a travel trailer.
Read also: In the course of investigations, the police arrested a prime suspect, William Hudson, 33, and charged him with a count of murder, while setting bond at $2.5 million.
Taylor said the bodies of three men and a boy were found Monday in a pond behind Hudson’s house, which is near the campsite.
Read also: Texas gunmen goofed, shot dead by SWAT
Fresh charges are expected to be leveled against the suspect by authorities as the investigation uncovers more information leading to the killing of the victims.
A family spokesman Tuesday identified the deceased as Tom Kamp and his two sons, Austin and Nathan; Kamp’s fiancée, Hannah Johnson; her 6-year-old son, Kade; and her father, Carl.
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