New information on the Southport mass shooting was revealed during the suspect's first appearance in court on Monday, Sept. 29.

The man who allegedly conducted a deadly mass shooting in Southport, N.C., was a highly decorated Marine and veteran of the Iraq War. Nigel Edge, who was born Sean DeBevoise before changing his name in 2023,

The man accused in Saturday night’s mass shooting in Southport made his first court appearance Monday afternoon in Brunswick County.

A decorated Marine veteran charged with firing an assault rifle from a boat at a waterfront bar in North Carolina, killing three people and wounding five, appeared subdued in court Monday as prosecutors said they may seek the death penalty.

The suspected gunman who opened fire at a crowded dockside restaurant in North Carolina — killing three people and injuring eight others — has been identified.

Edge was born Sean William Debevoise. He later legally changed his name in 2023. In his name change petition to the court, he wrote: "There have been a lot of events in my life that I don't understand. Therefore, I do not trust my family, and I would feel more comfortable starting my life in a new path with a new name."