SOUTHPORT, N.C. (WBTW) — Three people are dead and at least eight are injured after someone aboard a boat opened fire into a crowd at a waterfront bar in Southport, North Carolina, on Saturday, according to authorities.
Authorities were called around 9:30 p.m. to a shooting on the waterfront at the American Fish Company in Southport, located about 30 miles south of Wilmington. City officials said officers found multiple people with injuries at the scene.
Police on Sunday charged Nigel Max Edge with three counts of first-degree murder and five counts of attempted first-degree murder, WWAY reported.
Before officers arrived, a boat with a single occupant traveling on the Cape Fear River paused outside of the restaurant, authorities said Sunday. The boater allegedly opened fire into a crowd on land, killing three and injuring at least eight.
“The boat then fled the area, towards the Intracoastal Waterway in the direction of Oak Island,” officials said.
News13 has a crew headed to the area.
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Adam Benson joined the News13 digital team in January 2024. He is a veteran South Carolina reporter with previous stops at the Greenwood Index-Journal, Post & Courier and The Sun News in Myrtle Beach. Adam is a Boston native and University of Utah graduate. Follow Adam on X, formerly Twitter, at @AdamNewshound12. See more of his work here.
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Madi Codispoti is a multimedia journalist at News13. Madi is a native of Spartanburg, South Carolina, and most recently worked at WJHL in Johnson City, Tennessee. She graduated from Emory & Henry University in May 2023. You can keep up with Madi on Facebook and read more of her work here.
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