A gunman in a boat pulled up to the American Fish Company restaurant dock in the North Carolina coastal town of Southport’s Southport Yacht Basin Saturday night and opened fire.
The shooter killed three and wounded eight others according to a city official.
The shooter then escaped via the Intracoastal Waterway, however a person of interest was being interviewed according to a late update.
The City of Southport earlier posted an active shooter alert to Facebook at 9:53 p.m. EDT:, “There are reports of an active shooter in the Southport Yacht Basin. There is an unknown number of injuries. Avoid the area and remain in your homes. Please report any suspicious activity immediately to 911.”
The mass shooter was later apprehended by police.
Nigel Max Edge was arrested and charged with three counts of first degree murder and five counts of attempted first degree murder in Southport, NC.
Edge is a former Marine and Iraq War veteran who suffered a traumatic brain injury and was diagnosed with schizophrenia.
According to Channel 2 Now – the U.S. Coast Guard detained Nigel Max Edge at the NE 55th Street public boat ramp, taking him into custody without further incident. He is currently being held at the Brunswick County Jail without bond.
Nigel Max Edge has several disturbing and rambling posts on social media.
Via We the People.
Max changed his name from Sean DeBevoise and lived in Oak Island, NC.
1/6: Nigel Max Edge, alleged Southport shooter, is ex-Marine vet (Sean DeBevoise). Injured in Iraq 2006, changed name. Lived in Oak Island, NC. GoFundMe for fishing boat amid health woes. #NigelEdge pic.twitter.com/62aSWdMMEh
— WeThePeople (@TheMainFocus) September 28, 2025
Max lashed out at a white supremacist lgbtq pedophile ring he claimed to be a victim of.
Via BoPeep.
Picture emerging of RUMORED Southport shooter
Sean William DeBevoise changed name to Nigel Max Edge.
Ex marine who suffered traumatic injuries in Iraq, possibly gunshot wound to head.
Facebook postings and court papers show disordered thinking and railing against the… pic.twitter.com/fPw8Q3ptu6
— BoDeep (@BoDeepest) September 28, 2025
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