Images of Nigel Max Edge, a former Marine and wounded veteran, has surface on social media as a suspect of a mass shooting in Southport, NC.

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."

THERE’S a chilling link between Michigan church shooter Thomas Sanford and alleged Southport bar killer Nigel Edge. A total seven victims were slain across both horrific weekend massacres

Court documents reveal that Edge, 39, was carrying a short-barreled AR rifle, fitted with a suppressor, a folding stock, and a scope, during teh attack.