{"id":247746,"date":"2026-01-23T11:16:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T11:16:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/247746\/"},"modified":"2026-01-23T11:16:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T11:16:11","slug":"horrendous-two-women-man-dead-after-shooting-at-lake-cargelligo-in-nsw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/247746\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Horrendous\u2019: Two women, man dead after shooting at Lake Cargelligo in NSW"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"AaByrilogD\" style=\"display:none\">When police arrived at the second scene, they found another man and woman with gunshot wounds.<\/p>\n<p class=\"AaByrilogD\" style=\"display:none\">Police released chilling new details this morning in an appeal to help find a man with a warrant for murder.<\/p>\n<p class=\"AaByrilogD\" style=\"display:none\">Julian Ingram, also known as Pierpoint, aged 37, is wanted by police on an outstanding warrant for murder.<\/p>\n<p class=\"AaByrilogD\" style=\"display:none\">Police released an image of him as efforts to locate him continue.<\/p>\n<p class=\"AaByrilogD\" style=\"display:none\">He is described as being of Aboriginal\/Torres Strait Islander appearance, about 1.65m-1.7m tall, of medium build, with short dark hair and brown eyes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"AaByrilogD\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cHe was last seen driving a Ford Ranger utility with NSW registration DM-07-GZ described as having council signage, a metal tray back, high-visibility markings on the side and an emergency light bar on the roof,\u201d police said.<\/p>\n<p>Strike Force and the Defence Force involved<\/p>\n<p class=\"AaByrilogD\" style=\"display:none\">Overnight, specialist police were flown into Lake Cargelligo by PolAir and the Defence Force, including a tactical operations unit, negotiators, and homicide investigators.<\/p>\n<p class=\"AaByrilogD\" style=\"display:none\">They have joined the large-scale search for Ingram.<\/p>\n<p class=\"AaByrilogD\" style=\"display:none\">Police have also established Strike Force Doberta to investigate the circumstances leading up to the shootings.<\/p>\n<p class=\"AaByrilogD\" style=\"display:none\">They said officers from Central West Police District found a 25-year-old woman and a 32-year-old man in a vehicle with gunshot wounds. They were treated but died at the scene.<\/p>\n<p class=\"AaByrilogD\" style=\"display:none\">After reports of a second shooting, they went to Walker St, where they found a 50-year-old woman and a 19-year-old man reportedly shot in the driveway.<\/p>\n<p class=\"AaByrilogD\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cBoth were treated; however, the woman died at the scene while the man was taken to hospital in a serious but stable condition,\u201d police said this morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"AaByrilogD\" style=\"display:none\">No police were involved in the shootings.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Confronting\u2019: Police Commissioner paints grim scenes<\/p>\n<p class=\"AaByrilogD\" style=\"display:none\">Late yesterday, Holland said police senses would be \u201cheightened\u201d and officers would be on \u201chigh alert\u201d after the shootings at Bondi Beach.<\/p>\n<p class=\"AaByrilogD\" style=\"display:none\">He said the scene with which first responders were confronted was \u201chorrendous\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"AaByrilogD\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cWhat I will say is that it\u2019s a tragedy that has taken place in a very small town that will have a big effect on the community.<\/p>\n<p class=\"AaByrilogD\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cAny death in a small country town is confronting, but again, a scene where you have people shot by firearms is obviously going to make people very, very tense and very, very concerned.<\/p>\n<p class=\"AaByrilogD\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cWe have a large search in the area underway and are requesting people remain indoors \u2026 for their own safety.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Everyone is really scared\u2019, says resident <\/p>\n<p class=\"AaByrilogD\" style=\"display:none\">Lake Cargelligo resident Manisha told the Daily Telegraph that police cars and ambulances were \u201call over town\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"AaByrilogD\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cWe have been told not to go out of our premises.<\/p>\n<p class=\"AaByrilogD\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cThe town is made of just two main streets \u2013 we can hear the sounds [of the sirens].\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"AaByrilogD\" style=\"display:none\">Another resident said \u201ceveryone is really scared\u201d and that police had not found the gunman.<\/p>\n<p class=\"AaByrilogD\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cSomething like this has never happened. Everyone is shocked. Everyone is scared. They are staying home.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"AaByrilogD\" style=\"display:none\">Roy Butler, the MP for Barwon, which covers Lake Cargelligo, said the incident was \u201ctragic\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"AaByrilogD\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cIt\u2019s a terrible situation, and it\u2019s still live, so we don\u2019t have much information,\u201d he said in a post.<\/p>\n<p class=\"AaByrilogD\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cMy thoughts are with the victims and their families.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"AaByrilogD\" style=\"display:none\">Police have sent a geo-targeted text message to everyone in the town, advising residents to stay inside and avoid the area.<\/p>\n<p class=\"AaByrilogD\" style=\"display:none\">Another resident reported seeing police tape around the local pool, on Bokhara St, about 5.45pm.<\/p>\n<p class=\"AaByrilogD\" style=\"display:none\">Footage from the scene shows more than a dozen investigators and first responders on site.<\/p>\n<p class=\"AaByrilogD\" style=\"display:none\">In one frame, what appears to be a covered body is seen on the front lawn of a property.<\/p>\n<p class=\"AaByrilogD\" style=\"display:none\">In another, a first responder is seen seemingly consoling a bystander. The street can be seen cordoned off.<\/p>\n<p class=\"AaByrilogD\" style=\"display:none\">Lake Cargelligo is about 564km west of Sydney and had a population of 1430 at the 2021 Census.<\/p>\n<p class=\"AaByrilogD\" style=\"display:none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/my-account\/profile\/newsletters\/?from=cmp\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/my-account\/profile\/newsletters\/?from=cmp\">Sign up to Herald Premium Editor\u2019s Picks<\/a>, delivered straight to your inbox every Friday. Editor-in-Chief Murray Kirkness picks the week\u2019s best features, interviews and investigations. 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