(NewsNation) — The suspect in a North Carolina shooting once accompanied American Idol winner Kellie Pickler to the Country Music Television Awards, according to reports.

Nigel Edge allegedly killed three people and injured five in a shooting at the American Fish Company saloon in Southport, North Carolina.

Edge was later detained by the U.S. Coast Guard.

According to reports, he changed his name from Sean DeBevoise in 2023.

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