Mass shooting at Southport waterfront bar kills three
Three people were killed and at least eight others wounded in a mass shooting Saturday night at the American Fish Company waterfront bar on the Cape Fear River in Southport, North Carolina. Officials say the gunfire came from a boat that stopped briefly in front of the establishment around 9:30 p.m.; the U.S. Coast Guard located and detained a person matching the shooter’s description at an Oak Island boat ramp about 30 minutes later and turned the individual over to local police. North Carolina’s State Bureau of Investigation is assisting and authorities said there is no suspected lingering threat; updates were expected at a Sunday news conference.
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3 dead, at least 8 injuries in shooting at North Carolina waterfront bar
New information:
- Three people were killed and at least eight were injured in the shooting.
- The shooter fired from a boat that stopped in front of the American Fish Company around 9:30 p.m. ET and then fled toward Oak Island.
- The U.S. Coast Guard located and detained a person matching the suspect description at an Oak Island public boat ramp within about half an hour; that person is in Oak Island police custody and will be turned over to Southport Police.