US Edition'We Grieve Deeply': Southport Mourns Mass Shooting as Prayers, Support Offered to Families
Nigel Edge faces multiple charges after shooting from a boat into a crowd at a waterfront bar, killing three and injuring five, with one victim critically wounded.
- In Southport, authorities say a boat fired into a crowd at the American Fish Company waterfront bar, leaving three dead and five injured, police call the attack 'targeted' and 'highly premeditated' while suspect details remain undisclosed.
- Authorities describe Edge's background and claims, saying he was known to police, filed lawsuits against the town and police, and identifies as a combat veteran claiming PTSD, Southport Police Chief Todd Coring said.
- Officials describe the attack method, noting the vessel's approach and that a boat pulled close to shore in the Intracoastal Waterway, paused, then began shooting with an assault rifle.
- The attack left three dead and five people injured, with at least one hospitalized victim clinging to life.
- A judge ordered Edge held without bond ahead of a Monday appearance and October 13 probable cause hearing, and he faces charges including three counts of first-degree murder.
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HDR | Hickory Daily RecordPolice: Deadly shooting at waterfront bar 'highly premeditated'
SOUTHPORT — 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…
Edge, who was arrested by the Coast Guard near his home in Oak Island, appeared before the Brunswick County Court.
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A massive shooting that broke the nightly tranquility of a picturesque coastal town in North Carolina was a "highly premeditated" attack that left three dead and five injured, police reported on Sunday. The suspect who allegedly perpetrated the attack at a bar facing the sea is under arrest. Nigel Edge, 40, from Oak Island, is accused of opening fire on Saturday night from a boat against a crowd gathered at the American Fish Company in Southport…
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