Coast Guard capture accused assassin

A North Carolina man is accused of opening fire from a boat into a crowd gathered at a waterfront bar in a coastal town in North Carolina, killing three and injuring several others.

The shooting erupted about 9:30 p.m. Saturday (Sept. 27) near a popular stretch of bars and restaurants on Southport’s waterfront, a historic port town about 30 miles south of Wilmington. Investigators said the alleged assailant, identified by Southport city officials as Nigel Edge of nearby Oak Island, piloted a small boat close to shore, stopped briefly, and fired into the crowd before speeding away.

Roughly half an hour after the shooting, a U.S. Coast Guard crew spotted a person matching the suspect’s description pulling a boat from the water at a public ramp on Oak Island. The person was detained and turned over to Southport police for questioning, officials said. – Full report