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Another day, another mass shooting with multiple fatalities ... but this one had a bit of a plot twist — the assailant used a boat.

Here's what happened ... the suspect sailed up the Cape Fear river to the front of the American Fish Company saloon in Southport, North Carolina at about 9:30 PM ET Saturday, according to Southport spokesperson ChyAnn Ketchum . Facebook/American Fish Company

Ketchum says the assailant stopped the boat to open fire on the patrons in an outdoor bar area, killing 3 people and injuring 8 others.

The shooter then sailed away, heading up the Intercoastal Waterway toward Oak Island, a North Carolina beach town, Ketchum said.

She added the police are currently questioning a person of interest in connection with the shooting but

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