3 People Killed, at Least 8 Injured After Gunman on a Boat Fires Shots at Waterfront Bar in North Carolina

At least three people are dead and eight others are injured after a gunman on a boat opened fire at a waterfront bar in North Carolina. At around 9:30 p.m. local time on Saturday, Sept. 27, police responded to calls of “shots fired with multiple injuries” at the American Fish Company in Southport, the Southport Police Department said in a news release. “Just prior, a boat with a single occupant traveling on the Cape Fear River, paused briefly at the American Fish Company and opened fire, fatally wounding three patrons, and injuring at least eight others,” police stated. “The boat then fled the area, towards the Intracoastal Waterway in the direction of Oak Island.”