SOUTHPORT, N.C. -- Prosecutors are weighing the death penalty for a Marine veteran they allege was the rifle-wielding "lone wolf" who opened fire from a boat on a waterfront bar in Southport, North Carolina, over the weekend, killing three people and wounding eight others in what police described as a "highly premeditated" attack.

The suspect, 40-year-old Nigel Edge, is scheduled to make his first court appearance on Monday afternoon, officials said.

Edge, who changed his name from Sean William Debevoise in 2023, is charged with three counts of first-degree murder and five counts of attempted murder. He is also charged with five counts of attempted murder with a deadly weapon with intent to kill or injure.

ABC News has confirmed with the United States Marine Corps that Edge served ne

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