Overview

• The attacker fired from a small boat that stopped briefly alongside the American Fish Company in Southport around 9:30 p.m., killing three people and injuring eight.
• A U.S. Coast Guard crew spotted a person matching the suspect’s description loading a boat at a public ramp in Oak Island minutes later, leading to the detention of Nigel Max Edge.
• Edge faces multiple counts including three first-degree murders and several counts of attempted murder, and he is being held without bond pending an initial court hearing.
• Southport Police, the Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office, the North Carolina SBI and other agencies are leading a coordinated investigation, and officials report no additional credible threat to the public.
• Media-cited court documents describe the weapon as an AR‑style short‑barreled rifle equipped with a suppressor.