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A man charged with firing an assault rifle from a boat at patrons of a North Carolina waterfront bar, killing three people and wounding five others, was a decorated Marine combat veteran and Purple Heart recipient whose last assignment was with a Wounded Warrior battalion.

Nigel Edge, 40, appeared in a North Carolina courtroom Monday where a judge ordered him to be held without bond, CBS affiliate WWAY reported. He was charged with murder, attempted murder and assault in connection with a mass shooting Saturday night at the American Fish Company in Southport, a historic port town about 30 miles south of Wilmington.

Edge has not entered a plea, according to WWAY, and a probable cause hearing has been set for Oct. 13.

Authorities said Edge piloted a boat close to shore, stopped brief

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