MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Police urged people in a small Australian town to stay indoors Friday as they looked for the man suspected of killing three people in a domestic violence-related shooting.
Julian Ingram, 37, was out on bail after being charged with domestic violence-related crimes, and a restraining order had been issued in December to protect one of the victims in Thursday's shooting, Sophie Quinn, who was 25 and pregnant.
The others shot to death in the isolated town of Lake Cargelligo in New South Wales state were Quinn's friend, John Harris, 32, and her aunt, Nerida Quinn, 50. A 19-year-old man who also was shot was hospitalized in serious but stable condition.
Ingram had a long criminal history including domestic violence and police had checked on him multiple times while he was out on bail, state Police Assistant Commissioner Andrew Holland said. “In the time that he has been on bail, he has complied with every condition,” he told reporters in Lake Cargelligo.
More than 100 police as well as army personnel were deployed to find Ingram, and the town’s 1,100 residents were urged to stay indoors and report anything suspicious. Streets of the town were deserted Friday, many homes had their curtains drawn and shops were closed.
Police are working to understand how Ingram, also known as Julian Pierpoint, obtained the weapon without having a state firearms license.
The shooting came on the National Day of Mourning for the 15 people killed in a shooting on Sydney's Bondi Beach in December. Authorities have said the two Sydney gunmen were inspired by the Islamic State group to carry out Australia's worst mass shooting since 1996.
The Australian Parliament on Tuesday passed new gun restrictions in response to the shooting.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks during a National Day of Mourning event at the Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026, in remembrance of the 15 people shot dead at a Jewish festival in Sydney last month. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)
The Australian and Aboriginal flags are at half-staff ahead of a National Day of Mourning event in Sydney, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026, in remembrance of the 15 people shot dead at a Jewish festival in Sydney last month. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)
The New York Jets are hiring former Miami Dolphins assistant coach Brian Duker as their defensive coordinator, a person familiar with the move told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
Duker spent the last two seasons as the Dolphins' pass game coordinator and secondary coach. He was the ninth and last known candidate to interview for the Jets' vacancy, and had a video meeting with coach Aaron Glenn on Tuesday.
The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the team didn't announce the move. NFL Network first reported the hiring of Duker.
The 36-year-old Duker has never been a play-caller and it's expected that Glenn could take a larger role in leading the defense. Glenn was Detroit's defensive coordinator for four seasons before being hired as head coach by New York last year and has familiarity with Duker.
The two were on Dan Campbell’s Lions staff together for three seasons and Duker worked his way up from defensive assistant (2021), safeties coach (2022) and defensive backs coach (2023) with Glenn as the coordinator.
The move comes a day after the Jets and offensive coordinator Tanner Engstrand agreed to part ways. Glenn will now focus on finding someone to lead New York's offense.
Duker will replace Steve Wilks, who was fired late in the season after the Jets defense had a miserable showing in a 3-14 season. Chris Harris, the defensive backs coach and pass game coordinator, served as the interim defensive coordinator for the final three games.
Harris was one of the candidates who interviewed for the job, joining Wink Martindale, Jim Leonhard, Mathieu Araujo, Ephraim Banda, DeMarcus Covington, Daronte Jones and Jim O’Neil. Martindale was the only known candidate to have an in-person interview.
Duker will now be tasked with helping improve a defense that finished among the NFL’s worst in several categories. The Jets became the first team in league history to go without an interception through a season.
Duker, a Baltimore native who attended Towson, began his coaching career as a defensive graduate assistant at Bryant in 2011 before spending two seasons at Missouri. His first NFL job came as a defensive intern with Cleveland in 2015 before becoming a defensive analyst for San Francisco the next year. Duker served on then-coach John Harbaugh's staff in Baltimore from 2018-20 before joining the Lions' staff.
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FILE - Miami Dolphins pass game coordinator Brian Duker is seen after an NFL football practice at the team's practice facility, June 5, 2024, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier, File)
