{"id":135115,"date":"2025-09-28T11:18:52","date_gmt":"2025-09-28T15:18:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thencbeat.com\/?p=135115"},"modified":"2025-09-28T11:18:52","modified_gmt":"2025-09-28T15:18:52","slug":"oak-island-man-charged-southport-mass-shooting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thencbeat.thecodetechnologies.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/28\/oak-island-man-charged-southport-mass-shooting\/","title":{"rendered":"Oak Island Man Nigel Max Edge Arrested in Deadly Mass Shooting, 3 Killed, 5 Injured"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 data-start=\"73\" data-end=\"302\">Southport mass shooting suspect Nigel Max Edge charged with 13 felonies including first-degree murder and attempted murder<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"771\" data-end=\"1020\">\n<p data-start=\"771\" data-end=\"1020\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">A 40-year-old man from<em><strong data-start=\"773\" data-end=\"824\"> Oak Island, North Carolina<\/strong><\/em>, has been arrested and charged in <a href=\"https:\/\/thencbeat.thecodetechnologies.com\/southport-yacht-basin-american-fish-company\/\">connection to a mass shooting that left three people dead and eight others injured<\/a> late Saturday night at the <em><strong data-start=\"977\" data-end=\"1002\">American Fish Company<\/strong><\/em> in Southport, NC.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1022\" data-end=\"1403\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The peaceful coastal night turned deadly when a gunman opened fire from a boat parked in the <em><strong data-start=\"1119\" data-end=\"1144\">Southport Yacht Basin<\/strong><\/em>, targeting a crowd of patrons at the popular dockside bar. <\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1022\" data-end=\"1403\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">According to the State Port Pilot,\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/stateportpilot.com\/news\/article_39ac4a0d-e620-4149-8fab-a1f53b6c4093.html\">the shooter may have been positioned in the water for <strong data-start=\"1303\" data-end=\"1321\">nearly an hour<\/strong><\/a> before firing, and then fled via the<strong data-start=\"1359\" data-end=\"1384\"> Intracoastal Waterway<\/strong> toward Oak Island.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1445\" data-end=\"1556\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">According to court documents obtained by<a href=\"http:\/\/thencbeat.com\"> <em data-start=\"1488\" data-end=\"1513\">The North Carolina Beat<\/em><\/a>, the suspect, <em><strong data-start=\"1530\" data-end=\"1548\">Nigel Max Edge<\/strong><\/em>, faces:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1558\" data-end=\"1740\">\n<li data-start=\"1558\" data-end=\"1597\">\n<p data-start=\"1560\" data-end=\"1597\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">3 counts of First-Degree Murder<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1598\" data-end=\"1647\">\n<p data-start=\"1600\" data-end=\"1647\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">5 counts of Attempted First-Degree Murder<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1648\" data-end=\"1740\">\n<p data-start=\"1650\" data-end=\"1740\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">5 counts of Assault with a Deadly Weapon with Intent to Kill or Inflict Serious Injury<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"1742\" data-end=\"1937\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Warrants alleged that <em>Edge<\/em> used a <em>short-barrel AR-style rifle with a suppressor, folding stock, and scope<\/em> during the attack.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_135139\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-135139\" style=\"width: 479px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-135139\" src=\"https:\/\/thencbeat.thecodetechnologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_3090.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"479\" height=\"675\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-135139\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mugshot of Nigel Max Edge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p data-start=\"304\" data-end=\"703\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">He is currently being held without bond at the Brunswick County Jail.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"304\" data-end=\"703\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">During a press conference Sunday morning, Southport Police <em><strong>Chief Todd Coring<\/strong> <\/em>said they believe the shooting was targeted and that <em>Edge<\/em> acted alone. The chief also stated that additional charges are pending and that they do not believe there are any further threats at this time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"304\" data-end=\"703\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EkR1s2vhzxU?si=LoE7F65MiI6nL-Wg\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1979\" data-end=\"2091\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Emergency crews responded to the scene around 9:30 p.m., where three victims were pronounced dead on-site.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2335\" data-end=\"2504\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">City officials issued an emergency alert advising residents to <em>shelter in place<\/em>, while multiple agencies responded to secure the scene and track the fleeing suspect. In a late-night update, the city of Southport said:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"2335\" data-end=\"2504\">The U.S. Coast Guard observed a single individual matching the description of the shooter, loading their boat at the public boat ramp at NE 55th Street in Oak Island. The Coast Guard crew detained this suspect.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"2335\" data-end=\"2504\"><iframe style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fcityofsouthportnc%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02QfKM2upKtzmRmsteAhzCpgKxjR3gptH1jXUCVqUKRgxgZE7Fyp6uqCraQnfDkA9el&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"668\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2545\" data-end=\"2732\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Warrants list Edge\u2019s residence on <em><strong data-start=\"2579\" data-end=\"2611\">NW 10th Street in Oak Island<\/strong><\/em>. A 2025 Google image of the property shows a boat in the driveway with the words \u201cGame On\u201d written near the bow.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_135126\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-135126\" style=\"width: 699px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-135126 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/thencbeat.thecodetechnologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_3080-699x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"699\" height=\"1024\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-135126\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A 2025 Google image of Nigel Max Edge\u2019s Oak Island home shows a boat in his yard with \u201cGame On\u201d written on the side.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p data-start=\"705\" data-end=\"778\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Another photo taken during the Southport shooting surfacing online appears to show the same vessel near the American Fish Company, raising suspicions that Edge may have used his personal boat to carry out the attack.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_135127\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-135127\" style=\"width: 405px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-135127\" src=\"https:\/\/thencbeat.thecodetechnologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_3089.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"405\" height=\"880\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-135127\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A boat seen near American Fish Company during the Southport shooting appears to match a vessel with \u201cGame On\u201d on the side\u2014previously photographed at Nigel Max Edge\u2019s home.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Court records reveal that in November 2023, <em>Edge<\/em> legally changed his name from <em><strong data-start=\"3203\" data-end=\"3229\">Sean William Debevoise<\/strong><\/em> to <em>Nigel Max Edge<\/em>. He is also a veteran of the United States Marine Corps.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-135122\" src=\"https:\/\/thencbeat.thecodetechnologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_3083-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"582\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"33\" data-end=\"152\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><em>Edge<\/em> is described as a former Marine who deployed to Iraq in 2006, where he reportedly suffered traumatic brain injuries.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"157\" data-end=\"288\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/law.justia.com\/cases\/federal\/district-courts\/north-carolina\/ncedce\/7:2024cv01086\/214391\/93\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">According to court filings<\/a>, he was \u201cseparated from service with 100% disability\u201d after sustaining multiple combat-related injuries.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"157\" data-end=\"288\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">In a statement <em>Sunday<\/em> morning,<strong> Governor Josh Stein<\/strong> said he was heartbroken by the tragedy last night.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I\u2019m heartbroken by the shooting last night in Southport that tragically took three lives and injured others. Anna and I pray for their families and friends. I have been in touch with state and local law enforcement, and the state will provide any support needed.<\/p>\n<p>Southport is a\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Governor Josh Stein (@NC_Governor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NC_Governor\/status\/1972288387496214915?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 28, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong style=\"color: #ff0000;\">DEVELOPING STORY&#8230;.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Southport mass shooting suspect Nigel Max Edge charged with 13 felonies including first-degree murder and attempted murder A 40-year-old man from Oak Island, North Carolina, has been arrested and charged in connection to a mass shooting that left three people dead and eight others injured late Saturday night at the American Fish Company in Southport, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":135137,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[7306,7307,964,4163,7308,4353,28,7309,7310],"class_list":["post-135115","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-north-carolina-news","tag-american-fish-company-shooting","tag-brunswick-county-jail","tag-mass-shooting","tag-nc-news","tag-nigel-max-edge","tag-north-carolina-crime","tag-north-carolina-news","tag-oak-island-man-arrested","tag-southport-shooting"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thencbeat.thecodetechnologies.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135115","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thencbeat.thecodetechnologies.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thencbeat.thecodetechnologies.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thencbeat.thecodetechnologies.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thencbeat.thecodetechnologies.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=135115"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thencbeat.thecodetechnologies.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135115\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thencbeat.thecodetechnologies.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=135115"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thencbeat.thecodetechnologies.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=135115"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thencbeat.thecodetechnologies.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=135115"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}