Police reveal Julian Ingram reported to local officers as part of his bail conditions hours before the shootings

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Police have widened the search for a gunman suspected of killing his pregnant former partner and two others in remote New South Wales, as police explore whether the Lake Cargelligo local may be receiving help to evade authorities.

Julian Ingram, 37, was last seen driving out of Lake Cargelligo, in the NSW central west, on Thursday. Police suspect he is armed with at least one firearm, but confirmed he has never held a firearms licence.