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Police say a sighting of Julian Ingram, who is suspected of murdering three people in remote NSW, has been reported about 70km north of where the shootings occurred.<\/p>\n

The unconfirmed sighting was made early on Sunday morning at Mount Hope in the NSW central west.<\/p>\n

Ingram, 37, also known as Julian Pierpoint, is suspected of shooting dead his pregnant former partner, her new boyfriend, and her aunt on Thursday afternoon in Lake Cargelligo, before fleeing the town.<\/p>\n

The reported sighting is the first since the shooting, and has resulted in tactical police with air support deploying en masse to the vast region and searching local properties.<\/p>\n

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Some of the properties in the Mount Hope area are larger than 400,000 hectares, NSW assistant commissioner Andrew Holland said \u2013 the size of metropolitan Sydney.<\/p>\n

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Ingram, a brushcutter who worked for the local council, knows of brushcutting camps in the area which contained food, Holland confirmed, though the reported sighting was not in that exact part of Mount Hope.<\/p>\n

Holland declined to say whether Ingram was reportedly sighted in a vehicle or on foot.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere have been public witnesses who have identified what they believe to be the offender, and it\u2019s a possible sighting, there is no confirmation that it is the offender, but obviously we\u2019re acting on the fact that it could well be him,\u201d Holland said on Sunday.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s an area he has frequented before \u2026 and he has very good knowledge of the area.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe think he is on his own at this present time \u2026 but we can\u2019t rule out he\u2019s being assisted by locals.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ingram\u2019s former partner, Sophie Quinn, 25, who was pregnant with a son, was shot in a car on Bokhara Street about 4.20pm on Thursday. Her partner, John Harris, was in the car with her and was also shot and killed.<\/p>\n

Police were then called to Walker Street after reports of another shooting and found Nerida Quinn, 50, and Kaleb Macqueen, 19, shot in the driveway. Quinn, an aunt of Sophie, died at the scene while Macqueen is in a serious but stable condition in hospital.<\/p>\n

Ingram was on bail in relation to domestic violence allegations<\/a> made by Sophie Quinn at the time of the shootings.<\/p>\n

Police also clarified details of the ute Ingram was last seen driving, a white single cab Ford Ranger.<\/p>\n

The last confirmed sighting of Ingram was made on Thursday as he drove north out of Lake Cargelligo, towards Mount Hope.<\/p>\n

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<\/svg><\/span>Police image of a Lachlan Shire council vehicle similar to that last seen being driven by Julian Ingram. The ute also has an emergency orange light bar on the roof and the utility\u2019s tray may contain work tools and a silver toolbox.<\/span> Photograph: NSW Police<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It was unclear whether Ingram had been moving at night, given high temperatures in the area, which are forecast to reach the mid to high 40s over the next week, but Holland said that \u201cmade sense\u201d.<\/p>\n

Holland said police were still confirming which firearms Ingram had, and how he obtained them. Police have previously said Ingram has never held a NSW firearms licence.<\/p>\n

Holland said on Sunday that no threats had been reported to them from other members of the public in relation to Ingram, as members of Quinn\u2019s family said they felt unsafe while he was still at large.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re supporting the families involved, we\u2019ll make sure those people feel safe,\u201d Holland said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are no threats from Mr Ingram towards any other person that we are aware of at this point.\u201d<\/p>\n

Holland said locals had been incredibly helpful to police, who continued to check in on properties and people linked to Ingram, but he warned against believing information posted on social media.<\/p>\n

\u201cSome of the posts that are going up on social media \u2026 are just ridiculous,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe need to be talking about information that is fact, and if you have facts please contact the police.\u201d<\/p>\n