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

North Carolina authorities have a "possible suspect" in custody after a gunman fired shots from a boat into a restaurant, killing three people and injuring at least six others in the Southport Yacht Basin on Saturday night.

The deadly shooting took place in Southport, North Carolina, at around 9:30 p.m. Saturday at the American Fish Company restaurant.

Southport's public information officer said a boat with a single occupant on the Cape Fear River paused briefly in front of the restaurant and opened fire, killing three patrons and injuring multiple others.

The boat then sped off in the direction of the Intracoastal Waterway towards neighboring Oak Island.

The U.S. Coast Guard obse

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