Overview

• The shooting began around 9:30 p.m. at the American Fish Company, where a small boat paused outside the dockside restaurant and opened fire before fleeing toward Oak Island.
• Nigel Max Edge, 40, of Oak Island, has been charged with three counts of first-degree murder, five counts of attempted first-degree murder and five counts of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury.
• Shortly after 10 p.m., Coast Guard personnel detained an individual matching the suspect description at the NE 55th Street public boat ramp in Oak Island and turned him over to local authorities.
• Southport Police, the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation, the U.S. Coast Guard and the Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office are leading an active investigation, and officials have released no motive.
• Officials say three people were killed and at least eight were injured, victims’ names and conditions have not been disclosed, and charging documents describe a short‑barrel AR‑style rifle with a suppressor; the restaurant has closed indefinitely.