Police said a man's body was found beside an abandoned ute 50km north-west of Lake Cargelligo, and the body is believed to be Julian Ingram. The discovery came after a manhunt that began in January, when police alleged Ingram shot Sophie Quinn, her new boyfriend and her aunt in Lake Cargelligo. The find was made a short time before Assistant police commissioner Andrew Holland was due to address the media at 5.30pm.
Lake Cargelligo manhunt
Ingram is 37 years old and had been the subject of a large-scale search since 22 January, when he was last seen driving a Ford Ranger ute with council signage from the town. Police said Lake Cargelligo is about 450km west of Sydney.
The body was found with the abandoned ute in remote country north-west of the town, tying the latest development directly to the case that triggered the search. The discovery centers on a suspect police allege was involved in a triple shooting, and it gives investigators a likely endpoint to a monthslong hunt that had stretched across western New South Wales.
Andrew Holland briefing
Assistant police commissioner Andrew Holland was due to address the media at 5.30pm, a point at which police were expected to give the first public update tied to the discovery. That briefing was the next step for a case that had moved from an active manhunt to a body recovery near the route where Ingram was last seen.
For people in Lake Cargelligo, the immediate question is no longer where the search has gone, but what police will say about the body found beside the ute and whether it closes the pursuit of the 37-year-old suspect.
