Ex-Marine Nigel Edge facing death penalty for killing three in North Carolina mass shooting: prosecutors

Prosecutors in Brunswick County, North Carolina, have announced their intent to seek the death penalty against Nigel Max Edge, a former Marine accused of a mass shooting at a Southport waterfront bar in September 2025. The shooting resulted in three deaths and multiple injuries. Edge, a combat veteran who served in Iraq, reportedly suffers from a traumatic brain injury and PTSD. While the defense argues his mental state makes him unfit for trial, the prosecution contends that he may be restored to capacity and that the severity of the crime warrants capital punishment, though they remain open to reassessing if new evidence regarding his sanity emerges.

Prosecutors in Brunswick County, North Carolina, have announced their intent to seek the death penalty against Nigel Max Edge, a former Marine accused of a mass shooting at a Southport waterfront bar in September 2025. The shooting resulted in three deaths and multiple injuries. Edge, a combat veteran who served in Iraq, reportedly suffers from a traumatic brain injury and PTSD. While the defense argues his mental state makes him unfit for trial, the prosecution contends that he may be restored to capacity and that the severity of the crime warrants capital punishment, though they remain open to reassessing if new evidence regarding his sanity emerges.