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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Andrea Cavallier

EXPLAINED: Three dead and six hurt after suspect opens fire from boat at north carolina waterfront bar - The Real Truth

Nigel Edge faces charges in the shooting at American Fish Company in Southport on Saturday night. Three people were killed when he opened fire from a boat, cops say - (WECT/Brunswick County Sheriff's Office)

Three people were killed and at least five others were injured when a gunman on a boat opened fire on patrons at a waterfront bar in a coastal North Carolina town in what police say was a “highly premeditated” attack.

Nigel Edge, 40, was arrested and charged with three counts of first-degree murder, five counts of attempted first-degree murder and five counts of assault with a deadly weapon, Southport Police Chief Todd Coring said at a Sunday press conference.

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