Note: This article includes the name and image of deceased Indigenous individuals.
Authorities have identified the severely decomposed body discovered in a New South Wales national park as Julian Ingram, known for committing a triple homicide.
This identification follows the removal of the body from the park for forensic analysis, which was conducted to verify the identity of the 37-year-old man.
Assistant Commissioner Andrew Holland reported that both a vehicle and a firearm found at the scene will undergo detailed forensic examinations.
“A firearm was discovered beside the body, described as a large-caliber weapon, while a shotgun was found on the front passenger seat of the car,” he explained.
“The deceased appeared to be wearing the same clothes he had on at the time of the incident,” Holland added.
“The injuries appear self-inflicted with a firearm.”
When asked if Ingram potentially received help from somebody in the community, Holland said, “It does not appear to be the case”. 
The update from police comes as aerial footage revealed the bushland location where a white ute was found in relation to the manhunt for the accused triple killer.
Lake Cargelligo community reacts to the grim discovery
Loved ones were rocked by the discovery but said they could finally grieve.
Assistant Commissioner Andrew Holland said the discovery was a relief for officers who’d been involved in a major manhunt for the accused killer, but particularly for the affected families.
“For the last four months, the strike forces involved in ⦠the manhunt for Julian Ingram, have not given up,” he said.Â
“There’s been hundreds of police involved.Â
“Obviously, it’s a relief for them to find this body … it brings closure to this investigation, it brings closure to the people of Lake Cargelligo and gives some solace to the town so they can relax.”
Holland said the body was found in a “very decomposed” state but didn’t give a specific estimate for when the man may have died, saying only it “appears to have been there for some time”.
Police said NPWS workers carrying out feral animal eradication found the vehicle about 3.40pm yesterday in Round Hill Nature Reserve, roughly 100 kilometres north-east of Lake Cargelligo.
Ingram, 37, had been on the run since the January 22 shooting.
“I heard boom, boom. I seen her – she was holding her neck, and then he was laughing,” Macqueen told 9News in January.
Sophie’s mother, Cathy Quinn, called Ingram “gutless”.
“We still grieving but justice will be served,” she told 9News.
Her sister, Tegan, said it was “about time they found him”.
“We can grieve but now it feels so real and it’s only has hit me now,” she said.
The shooting devastated the tiny town and rattled the entire state.
Last month, police said Ingram was seen on the side of a road two days after the alleged murders.
In March, police offered a $250,000 reward for information leading to his arrest.
Everything leading up to the killing will also be investigated, including why the repeated domestic violence offender was out on bail.
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