A suspect has been charged after reportedly opening fire from a boat into a waterfront restaurant in North Carolina , killing three people and wounding five others Saturday night.

The shooting erupted about 9:30 p.m. Saturday near a popular stretch of bars and restaurants on Southport’s waterfront, a historic port town about 30 miles south of Wilmington.

Who is the suspect?

What we know:

Nigel Max Edge, 40, was charged with three counts of first-degree murder, five counts of attempted first-degree murder and five counts of assault with a deadly weapon in connection with the shooting at the American Fish Company restaurant, the city’s public information officer, ChyAnn Ketchum, confirmed.

Police investigators on scene after a shooting in Southport, North Carolina. (WECT) Expand

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