Warning: This article mentions the name and image of a deceased Indigenous individual.
Over the weekend, a reported sighting has shifted police attention to a specific area following a tragic incident in Lake Cargelligo last week. The suspect, Ingram, is alleged to have killed three individuals before fleeing the scene, prompting an intense manhunt.
Assistant Commissioner Andy Holland of the NSW Police has confirmed that several properties are currently under surveillance. This morning, law enforcement officers initiated a search on one of these locations as part of their ongoing investigation.
The operation is being bolstered by a team comprising bomb disposal experts, general duty officers, and PolAir, all working in concert with the Tactical Operations Unit to ensure a thorough and safe search.
At present, authorities suspect that Ingram is operating solo. However, Assistant Commissioner Holland has not dismissed the possibility that he might be receiving assistance from someone within the community. “We are in communication with Ingram’s known associates,” Holland remarked, indicating that the investigation remains open to all leads.
“We are talking to (Ingram’s) associates,” he said.
Police weren’t sure if Ingram was still carrying a gun, he said, but he urged the public to consider him armed and dangerous.
Locals at Mount Hope are not in lockdown but are advised to remain on high alert, while visitors and campers in the area have been urged to leave.
Holland said the search would continue at its current level of intensity for “a number of days”, despite officers facing temperatures in the mid-40 degree range.
“The heat will not stop the search of those locations by police,” he said, despite admitting conditions were “not ideal”.
Ingram, 37, is accused of shooting three people dead at two locations in Lake Cargelligo on Thursday afternoon.
Two of them, his pregnant ex-partner Sophie Quinn, 25, and her friend John Harris, 32, were shot dead in their car.
Ingram is then believed to have travelled to a second address where Quinn’s aunt Nerida Quinn, 50, was shot dead in the driveway.
Kaleb Macqueen, 19, was injured in the same shooting.
Sophie Quinn, who was due to give birth in March, separated from Ingram last year.
If you or someone you know are feeling worried or no good, you can connect with 13YARN on 13 92 76 (24 hours/7 days) and talk with an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Crisis Supporter.
Support is also available from the National Sexual Assault, Domestic and Family Violence Counselling Service at 1800RESPECT (1800 737 732).
