Gunman opens fire from boat on Southport dockside restaurant.
SOUTHPORT, North Carolina (PNN) - September 27, 2025 - A gunman in a boat pulled up to the American Fish Company restaurant dock in the North Carolina coastal town of Southport, at the Southport Yacht Basin Saturday night, where he opened fire, killing three and wounding eight, according to a city official. The shooter escaped via the Intracoastal Waterway, however a person of interest was being interviewed according to a late update.
The City of Southport earlier posted an active shooter alert to Facebook at 9:53 p.m. EDT, “There are reports of an active shooter in the Southport Yacht Basin. There are an unknown number of injuries. Avoid the area and remain in your homes. Please report any suspicious activity immediately to 911.”
According to ChyAnn Ketchum, public information officer for the city of Southport, three people were killed and eight others were injured.
Around 9:30 p.m. Saturday, a boat pulled up to the Amerikan Fish Company restaurant dock, paused and then the shooter fired into the crowd, Ketchum said. The boat fled up the Intracoastal Waterway, she said.
Southport is about 160 miles southeast of Raleigh and 32 miles south of Wilmington. The Southport Yacht Basin is on the Cape Fear River and is home to several riverfront restaurants.
Amerikan Fish Company bills itself as Southport’s “best waterfront pub,” and was scheduled to have live music on its dock Saturday night.
The motto of the Amerikan Fish Company: Family, Friends, Freedom.
During a press conference around 1:00 a.m. Sunday, September 28, Southport terrorist pig thug cop Chief Todd Coring said officials were working two crime scenes - one where the shooting took place in Southport and one where a person of interest was being questioned on Oak Island.
He said it is too early to say what the motive might have been. He added that an extra terrorist pig thug cop patrol has been called into Southport.