{"id":59716,"date":"2025-09-27T22:47:40","date_gmt":"2025-09-28T02:47:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/?p=59716"},"modified":"2025-09-28T00:31:21","modified_gmt":"2025-09-28T04:31:21","slug":"3-killed-boat-opens-fire-southport-nc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/3-killed-boat-opens-fire-southport-nc\/","title":{"rendered":"3 killed after gunman on boat opens fire at Southport, NC restaurant"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A gunman on a boat has opened fire at a restaurant at the Southport Yacht Basin in North Carolina, killing at least 3 people and injuring 8 others, according to local officials. A person of interest is being questioned by police.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The incident happened just before 9:30 p.m. on Saturday when officers were called for an active shooter who was firing from a boat in the Southport Yacht Basin, targeting the American Fish Company, a pub and restaurant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Southport is about 20 miles south of Wilmington.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ChyAnn Ketchum, a spokeswoman for the City of Southport, said 3 people were killed in the shooting and 8 others were injured. There was no immediate word on the conditions of those injured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The suspect&#8217;s boat had been stationary in the water for about an hour before someone opened fire, according to the State Port Pilot, a local newspaper. It said the boat traveled up the Intracoastal Waterway after the shooting, heading to Oak Island.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Southport City Manager Noah Saldo said no arrests had been made yet, but by 11:30 p.m., police were questioning a person of interest. Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call police at 910-457-7911.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\"><p lang=\"zxx\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0P055nihKy\">pic.twitter.com\/0P055nihKy<\/a><\/p>&mdash; TheBlaze (@theblaze) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theblaze\/status\/1972133052412506397?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 28, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Live camera shows heavy police presence in the area <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MObSb3romw\">pic.twitter.com\/MObSb3romw<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Intel Point Alert (@IntelPointAlert) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IntelPointAlert\/status\/1972126884185182364?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 28, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A gunman on a boat has opened fire at a restaurant at the Southport Yacht Basin in North Carolina, killing at least 3 people and injuring 8 others, according to local officials. 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