US EditionSouthport Boat Shooting Kills 3 as Nigel Max Edge is Charged with Murder
Nigel Edge, a former Marine with PTSD, faces multiple charges after a premeditated attack from a boat killed three and injured eight at a Southport waterfront restaurant.
- On Saturday evening, a shooting at the American Fish Company, a waterfront dining spot in Southport, N.C., resulted in three fatalities and left at least eight individuals wounded.
- The attack began when a lone shooter fired from a small boat that briefly stopped at the restaurant before fleeing toward Oak Island along the Intracoastal Waterway.
- Authorities in North Carolina have identified Nigel Max Edge, a former U.S. Marine with a documented history of mental health challenges, as the suspect who is currently in custody without the possibility of bond and undergoing police questioning.
- Authorities confirmed the active shooter situation ended after U.S. Coast Guard personnel detained a person of interest matching the shooter's description while loading a boat on Oak Island around 10 p.m.
- Officials reported no additional public threat, deployed multiple agencies for security, and stated support will be provided to victims’ families and the community.
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3 Killed, 5 injured in ‘highly premeditated’ shooting
SOUTHPORT, N.C. — A mass shooting that shattered the evening tranquility of a picturesque, seaside town in North Carolina was a “highly premeditated” attack that left three people dead and five injured, police said Sunday. The suspect who allegedly carried out the attack on a waterfront bar was in custody. Nigel Edge, 40, of Oak Island is accused of opening fire Saturday night from a boat into a crowd gathered at the American Fish Company in Sou…
Three people were killed and eight injured when a man fired from a boat into a bar in the coastal district of Southport, North Carolina, police reported.
Self-described ‘combat veteran’ kills 3, injures 5 in NC waterfront shooting
A self-described “combat veteran” and former Marine traveling in a boat opened fire on a waterfront restaurant in North Carolina Saturday night, killing three people and injuring five others. According to police, the attack was “highly premeditated” and “targeted.” Combat veteran suffering from PTSD Around 9:30 p.m. local time Saturday, authorities responded to an active shooter call at the American Fish Company, a restaurant located along the w…
New Yortk, Sep 28 (EFE). – Three people died and eight were injured when a man fired from a boat into a bar in the coastal district of Southport, North Carolina, police reported. The man, who was on the boat traveling along the Cape Fear River, stopped briefly at the American Fish Company and fired, at about 9:30 p.m., local time, after which he continued his trip on the boat. According to the Southport police statement, half an hour later, the …
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