SOUTHPORT, N.C. — A gunman opened fire from a boat at a waterfront restaurant Saturday night, killing three people and injuring at least eight others before fleeing by water and being captured by the U.S. Coast Guard, the city of Southport said .

The shooting happened at around 9:30 p.m. at the American Fish Company on Yacht Basin Drive in Southport, about 30 miles south of Wilmington. A boat, with one person on board, briefly stopped at the restaurant and opened fire before fleeing toward the Intracoastal Waterway in the direction of Oak Island, Southport officials said.

After 10 p.m., Coast Guard personnel saw someone matching the shooter's description loading a boat at a public boat ramp in Oak Island. The suspect was detained and is being held by the Oak Island Police Department be

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