US EditionAuthorities identify those killed in weekend North Carolina bar shooting
Nigel Edge, a decorated Marine veteran with PTSD, faces multiple first-degree murder and attempted murder charges after a premeditated shooting killed three and injured five at a Southport bar.
- Wednesday, city officials identified the victims of Saturday night's shooting at American Fish Company as Solomon Banjo, 36; Joy Rogers, 64; and Michael Durbin, 56.
- Investigators say Nigel Max Edge, 40, is a decorated Marine sergeant and Purple Heart recipient with U.S. Marine Corps service from 2003–2009 and significant mental health issues after combat injuries.
- An arrest warrant alleged an AR-style rifle with silencer and scope, prosecutors said, and police said Edge was arrested about a half hour later at Oak Island with a.380-caliber handgun.
- At a Monday hearing, Edge did not enter a plea and was held without bond as prosecutors said they may seek the death penalty, with a court date scheduled for Oct. 13.
- Five people were injured in the shooting, and a Southport Waterfront vigil on Saturday, Oct. 4, is planned as local leaders and businesses lead memorial efforts while Southport police continue investigating.
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Names of victims killed in North Carolina mass shooting released
SOUTHPORT, N.C. (WNCN) — The names of the three people killed in the mass shooting Saturday night in Southport were released by the city on Wednesday afternoon. According to the City of Southport, 64-year-old Joy Rogers of Southport, 56-year-old Michael Durbin of Galena, Ohio and 36-year-old Solomon Banjo of Charlottesville, Virginia were killed in the shooting. Rogers' family provided the following statement to CBS 17: "Joy was a devoted wife …
Three victims killed in North Carolina waterfront bar mass shooting ID’d
Joy Rogers, 64, of Southport, Solomon Banjo, 36, of Charlottesville, Virginia, and Michael Durbin, 56, of Galena, Ohio, were killed when decorated Marine Nigel Edge allegedly launched his deadly assault on the American Fish Company restaurant in Southport Yacht Basin Saturday night, the city government confirmed.
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