Before being charged with several counts of murder in connection with a mass shooting in Southport, 40-year-old Nigel Max Edge had been in combat and crossed paths with a popular singer.

The idyllic community of Southport, North Carolina, was left reeling after a shooter opened fire on patrons of the American Fish Company bar in025.

Nigel Edge, 40, a Purple Heart recipient whose last assignment was with a Wounded Warrior battalion, made his first court appearance by video link after Saturday’s shooting.

Nigel Edge, who was then known as Sgt. Sean Debevoise, first met Pickler at a charity event in North Carolina.

Nigel Edge, 40, was arrested for a Southport mass shooting killing 3 and injuring 5. The ex-Navy vet, born Sean Debevoise, legally changed his name in 2023.

Officials say the North Carolina bar shooting that left three dead was highly premeditated, with the suspect tied to anti-LGBTQ claims.

Prosecutors are weighing the death penalty for a Marine veteran they allege killed three people and wounded eight others in Southport, North Carolina.

Nigel Edge, 40, is charged with murder, attempted murder and assault in connection with a mass shooting Saturday night at the American Fish Company in Southport.

Nigel Max Edge, 40, faces first-degree murder charges after allegedly opening fire from a boat into a North Carolina bar, killing three people.

An Oak Island man accused of killing three people in a mass shooting at a Southport bar over the weekend is a combat veteran who says he suffers from PTSD, according to Southport police.

The former Marine accused of fatally shooting multiple North Carolina bar patrons is reportedly a Purple Heart combat vet seriously wounded in Iraq.