New Delhi, Sept. 28 -- Nigel Edge, 39, of Oak Island, has been identified as the suspected gunman in a mass shooting that left three people dead and several others injured at a waterfront bar in Southport, North Carolina, authorities said on Sunday.

The shooting occurred around 9:30 p.m. on Saturday near a popular stretch of bars and restaurants along Southport's historic waterfront, approximately 30 miles south of Wilmington. Investigators said Edge piloted a small boat close to shore, stopped briefly, and opened fire on diners at the American Fish Company restaurant before fleeing the scene.

"This was a highly premeditated attack, and the location was clearly targeted," Southport Police Chief Todd Coring said at a press conference on ...