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Police probe reported sighting of accused triple killer
Fresh information links fugitive Julian Ingram to a rural property near Mount Hope two days after the alleged murders, prompting a level-two critical incident investigation.
- On February 2, 2026, NSW Police Assistant Commissioner Andrew Holland declared a level-two critical incident, stating `Fresh information has come forward and it's given me reason to believe that the matter needs to be further investigated... that information will form part of the investigation.`
- Amid prior domestic violence proceedings, police say Julian Ingram, 37, was granted bail last November and is wanted over the January 22 killings, including Sophie Quinn, 24, Nerida Quinn, 50, and John Harris, 32.
- NSW Police deployed Police AirWing, Tactical Operations, Rescue and Bomb Disposal crews, specialist riot squads, and up to 100 officers to search Lake Cargelligo and Mount Hope.
- Investigators will review police actions to ensure they complied with policy, procedure and legislation, examine the full domestic violence history between Mr Ingram and Sophie Quinn, and scrutinise how Mr Ingram accessed firearms.
- Police warn Ingram may be receiving help from the public, and two women told Nine News, `He was on the side of the road holding a gun and pointing it at us` during a sighting near Mount Hope.
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New South Wales police have confirmed that Julian Ingram, who is charged with triple murder, was seen at a property about 3 kilometers south of Mt Hope two days after the murder.
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