Article Title: Southport mass shooting suspect identified as Nigel Edge after ‘targeted’ and ‘highly premeditated’ deadly attack on restaurant
Article Excerpt: "...mass shooting in North Carolina is a Purple Heart recipient and heavily decorated Marine who served in Iraq before changing his name and filing a slew of conspiracy-laden lawsuits, according to authorities and records.
Nigel Edge — who changed his name from Sean DeBevoise in 2023 — was arrested Saturday night for launching his deadly assault on the American Fish Company restaurant in Southport Yacht Basin...The Marine said he was wounded in two separate IED attacks during a 2006 tour in Iraq, along with a bullet wound that left shrapnel lodged in his head.
A US military spokesperson confirmed that Edge served in the Marines from 2003 to 2009 and deployed to Iraq in 2005 and again in 2006.
He received a number of prestigious awards during his service"
Reference Source: nypost.com
