Southport, North Carolina, witnessed a deadly mass shooting on Saturday night when a gunman opened fire from a passing boat into a crowded dockside restaurant, killing three people and injuring at least eight others. Authorities say a person of interest has been detained. Here’s what we know so far.

The shooting

The attack unfolded around 9:30 p.m. on September 27 at the American Fish Company, a popular waterfront bar and restaurant at the Southport Yacht Basin, about 30 miles south of Wilmington.

Casualties

3 people killed

At least 8 others injured — their conditions have not yet been disclosed.

Officials have not released the names of the victims.

The suspect

Roughly half an hour after the shooting, at 10 p.m., a US Coast Guard crew spotted a person matching the shooter’s descrip

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