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Video May Have Deterred Night-Before Plot in Southport Waterfront Shooting

Prosecutors cite a patron’s cellphone footage that appears to show the suspect lurking by boat the prior night, suggesting an aborted first attempt.

Overview

  • Three people were killed and eight wounded when shots were fired from a boat into the American Fish Company on Saturday night in Southport, N.C.
  • Newly reviewed footage recorded Friday captured a darkened boat and a man ducking from the camera, which prosecutors say led the suspect to postpone the attack.
  • Nigel Max Edge, 40, was arrested as he retrieved his boat and is charged with three counts of first-degree murder plus multiple attempted-murder and assault counts.
  • Prosecutors say Edge used a .300 Blackout Sig Sauer rifle with a suppressor and scope and carried a .380 handgun, as deputies and the U.S. Coast Guard coordinated the capture.
  • A judge denied bond and set an Oct. 13 probable-cause hearing; one victim has been identified as Joy Rogers and the venue remains closed until further notice.