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... A suspect has been taken into custody and formally charged in connection with the shooting.

On Sunday, Southport Police Chief Todd Coring said that 40-year-old Nigel Max Edge faces three counts of first-degree murder and five counts of attempted first-degree murder under common law. Records from the Brunswick County Detention Center indicate that Edge was booked early Sunday morning and is being held without bond.

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On Saturday evening at approximately 9:30 p.m., the Southport Police Department responded to reports of gunfire and multiple injuries at the American Fish Company, located at 150 Yacht Basin Drive, in Southport, according to city officials.

A single-occupant boat traveling on the Cape Fear River briefly stopped near the restaurant and opened fire, authorities said.

The boat then left the area, heading toward the Intracoastal Waterway in the direction of Oak Island.

Shortly after 10 p.m., the U.S. Coast Guard reported locating an individual matching the suspect's description at the public boat ramp on NE 55th Street in Oak Island, around 20 miles from the border with South Carolina. ...