A suspect identified as Nigel Edge, 40, a combat veteran, was arrested for allegedly opening fire from a boat into a large group of people at North Carlina's waterfront bar in a coastal town on Saturday, which resulted in three deaths and eight injuries, officials said, AP reported.

Nigel Edge, a Purple Heart recipient for his service in Iraq, has been charged with three counts of first-degree murder, five counts of attempted first-degree murder, and five counts of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill, according to Southport Police Chief Todd Coring on Sunday, the CNN report said. Authorities believe Edge acted alone and described the attack as “highly premeditated".

Additional charges may still be filed, Coring said, the CNN report noted. Edge was arrested when the US

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