{"id":135255,"date":"2025-09-29T15:17:54","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T19:17:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thencbeat.com\/?p=135255"},"modified":"2025-09-29T15:17:54","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T19:17:54","slug":"camp-lejeune-mass-shooters-north-carolina-michigan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thencbeat.thecodetechnologies.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/29\/camp-lejeune-mass-shooters-north-carolina-michigan\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Mass Shooters Linked To Camp Lejeune \u2013 Southport & Michigan Church Shootings Raise Serious Questions"},"content":{"rendered":"

Two deadly shootings\u2014one at a North Carolina restaurant, the other at a Michigan church\u2014are now linked by a startling connection: both suspects were Camp Lejeune Marines.<\/h2>\n

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Over one harrowing weekend, the country was rocked by two deadly mass shootings in completely different states. What connects both tragedies is is that\u2013both alleged shooters were U.S. Marine veterans who were stationed at Camp Lejeune<\/a> in North Carolina<\/a> during the same time – and was both deployed to Iraq.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Southport, NC Shooting: A Waterfront Turned Warzone<\/h2>\n

On Saturday night, September 27, 2025, patrons at the American Fish Company<\/em>, a popular dockside bar in Southport, North Carolina<\/em>, were enjoying a laid-back evening on the outdoor deck when gunfire suddenly erupted from a boat floating on the Intracoastal Waterway nearby.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Authorities say the shooter used an AR-style rifle fitted with a suppressor to target unsuspecting patrons. By the time the attack ended, three people were dead and at least five others injured.<\/span><\/p>\n

The suspect was later identified as Nigel Max Edge<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, also known as Sean DeBevoise<\/strong>,<\/em> a 40-year-old Marine veteran from Oak Island, North Carolina<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Nigel Edge, a Marine veteran, opened fire from a boat at a Southport bar, killing three. He was stationed at Camp Lejeune and fled before being arrested.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

According to investigators, Edge<\/em> fled the scene by boat but was tracked down and captured near Oak Island with the help of the U.S. Coast Guard and local police.<\/span><\/p>\n

He is now facing multiple charges, including three counts of first-degree murder, five counts of attempted murder, and five counts of assault with a deadly weapon.<\/span><\/p>\n

What makes the case even more disturbing is that Edge was previously stationed at Camp Lejeune<\/em> and was last assigned to the Wounded Warrior Battalion East<\/em>\u2014suggesting he may have been under some form of treatment or surveillance for mental or physical trauma tied to his service.<\/span><\/p>\n

Police said Edge<\/em> acted alone.<\/span><\/p>\n

Michigan Tragedy: A Church Becomes a War Zone<\/h2>\n

Just one day after the Southport mass shooting, on the morning of Sunday, September 28, 2025, worshippers gathered at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc Township, Michigan<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n

That service quickly turned into a horror scene when Thomas Jacob Sanford<\/strong><\/em> allegedly drove his pickup truck into the church, stormed the sanctuary with a firearm, and set the building ablaze.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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Michigan church shooter Thomas Sanford, a former Marine, rammed his truck into a packed LDS church before opening fire and setting the building ablaze.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Hundreds were reportedly inside the church when the attack began. At least four people were killed and eight others injured, either from gunfire, smoke inhalation, or burns. Officials say more bodies may be found in the ruins of the church once the fire is fully extinguished.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Chaos erupted as a Michigan church was set on fire during a mass shooting. Dozens injured, multiple dead, and arson investigators are combing the scene.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Sanford was killed during a shootout with police, roughly eight minutes after the first 911 call. Investigators also found signs he may have been carrying explosives and used gasoline or another accelerant to spark the fire.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Marine veteran Thomas Sanford drove his truck into a Michigan church before unleashing gunfire. Officials say the crash was part of a planned ambush.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Like Edge<\/em>, Sanford<\/em> was also a U.S. Marine veteran. Military records show he enlisted in 2004, served until 2008, and was stationed at Camp Lejeune<\/em> as part of a maintenance battalion. That timeline overlaps directly with Edge\u2019s service window.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Two deadly shootings\u2014one at a North Carolina restaurant, the other at a Michigan church\u2014are now linked by a startling connection: both suspects were Camp Lejeune Marines.   Over one harrowing weekend, the country was rocked by two deadly mass shootings in completely different states. What connects both tragedies is is that\u2013both alleged shooters were U.S. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":135260,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[316,7325,964,7326,4163,7327,28,7310,7328,7329],"class_list":["post-135255","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-north-carolina-news","tag-camp-lejeune","tag-marine-veterans","tag-mass-shooting","tag-michigan-church-fire","tag-nc-news","tag-nigel-edge","tag-north-carolina-news","tag-southport-shooting","tag-thomas-sanford","tag-veteran-mental-health"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thencbeat.thecodetechnologies.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135255","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=135255"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thencbeat.thecodetechnologies.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135255\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thencbeat.thecodetechnologies.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=135255"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thencbeat.thecodetechnologies.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=135255"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thencbeat.thecodetechnologies.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=135255"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}