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Ex-Marine to face death penalty in 2025 mass shooting at North Carolina bar
Prosecutors cited an aggravating circumstance and said they weighed Edge’s military service, brain injury and mental illness before making the capital decision.
- On Wednesday, District Attorney Jon David announced that prosecutors will seek the death penalty against Nigel Max Edge, accused of killing three people in the 2025 Southport shooting, during a Rule 24 hearing in Brunswick County Superior Court.
- Prosecutors identified an aggravating circumstance supporting capital punishment: Edge allegedly knowingly created a great risk of death to more than one person using a weapon normally hazardous to multiple lives under North Carolina law.
- While weighing Edge's military service in Iraq, traumatic brain injury, and history of serious mental illness, David noted these factors must be balanced against the crime's circumstances as Edge receives treatment at Cherry Hospital.
- David emphasized that capacity and sanity are distinct legal questions; his office has received no evidence Edge was legally insane under the Naghten standard at the time of the shooting.
- The capital designation guarantees Edge the highest level of legal protection, including appointment of a second qualified attorney, though David noted this remains an initial determination subject to reassessment if evidence emerges.
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Ex-Marine to face death penalty in 2025 mass shooting at North Carolina bar
A former Marine and wounded Iraq War veteran will face the death penalty in a September 2025 mass shooting in North Carolina that left three people dead.
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DA’s Office Seeks Death for Southport Shooter
The suspect in a 2025 mass shooting in Southport will face the death penalty, according to the District Attorney’s office. DA Jon David said in a press release that “the State will proceed capitally in State v. Nigel Max Edge” for the September 2025 shooting at American Fish Co. in Southport. Three people died and multiple other restaurant patrons were injured when Edge allegedly opened for from a boat on the Cape Fear River. the announcement ca…
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