Warning: This article mentions the name and features the image of a deceased Indigenous individual.

Over the weekend, a reported sighting has sharpened police efforts in a particular district as they pursue Nathaniel Ingram, the suspect in a tragic case that claimed three lives in Lake Cargelligo last week. This chilling incident has left the community on edge as law enforcement intensifies the search for the fugitive.

NSW Police Assistant Commissioner Andy Holland revealed that investigators have placed several properties under surveillance, with an active search underway at one location this morning. The operation has mobilized multiple police units, including bomb disposal squads, general duty officers, and PolAir, all under the guidance of the Tactical Operations Unit.

While the investigation suggests that Ingram is operating independently, Assistant Commissioner Holland acknowledged that the possibility of him receiving support from someone within the community cannot be entirely dismissed. The police are leaving no stone unturned in their efforts to safely resolve this tense situation.

Holland said it was currently believed Ingram was acting alone, though he could not rule out the possibility he was receiving aid from a member of the community.

“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).