North Carolina Man Arrested After Killing Three, Injuring Several Others In Deadly Waterfront Shooting

A North Carolina man allegedly opened fire from his boat at a crowded waterfront bar Saturday night, killing three people and wounding at least eight others before police arrested him an hour later.

Southport police charged Nigel Edge with three counts of first-degree murder following the 9:30 p.m. shooting at American Fish Company on the Southport Yacht Basin, WECT News reported. Court documents show Edge used a short-barrel AR rifle equipped with a suppressor, folding stock and scope in the attack.

Police Chief Todd Coring announced Edge’s arrest Sunday morning, the outlet reported. The suspect also faces five counts of attempted first-degree murder and five counts of assault with a deadly weapon.

Witnesses saw the shooter fleeing toward Oak Island and the Intracoastal Waterway after the attack. The U.S. Coast Guard spotted a man matching the suspect’s description loading a boat at a public ramp on NE 55th Street in Oak Island around 10 p.m. Coast Guard crews detained him and turned him over to Oak Island police. (RELATED: Surveillance Video Shows ICE Agents Guiding Detainees To Safety During Deadly Shooting)

🚨#BREAKING: Nigel Edge Max has been arrested and charged with 3 counts of first degree murder and 5 counts of attempted first degree murder in Southport NC.

Nigel is a former marine Iraq veteran that suffered a traumatic brain injury and was diagnosed with schizophrenia. pic.twitter.com/P2RPvVHE1v

— Matt Van Swol (@matt_vanswol) September 28, 2025

Six victims went to the hospital immediately after the shooting, according to Coring’s 1 a.m. press conference, the outlet reported. The City of Southport later updated the injury count to at least eight people. Officials have not released the conditions of the wounded.

Coring said authorities will not identify the three people killed until they notify their families.

“There is currently no known further credible threat to the public,” the City of Southport stated in a news release. Multiple law enforcement agencies deployed officers and deputies throughout the area to provide additional security.