Three people have been killed and eight were injured after a boat pulled up to a North Carolina tourist spot and opened fire.
The shooting took place between 9pm and 10pm on Saturday Night.
The boat pulled up in the marina near the American Fish Company in Southport, NC and fired into the crowd at the pub.
The shooter then fled the scene on the water using the Intracoastal Waterway toward Oak Island.
Town officials issued an urgent warning to locals to avoid the area and remain in their homes.
Emergency responders are at the scene of a shooting after a gunman began firing shots into the American Fish Company restaurant on Saturday night
Law enforcement’s flashing lights could be seen flashing in the distance in CCTV footage
The wrote in a Facebook post just before 10pm: ‘There are reports of an active shooter in the Southport Yacht Basin.
‘There is an unknown number of injuries. Avoid the area and remain in your homes.
‘Please report any suspicious activity immediately to 911.’
The boat was described as a ‘white center console boat.’
The Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office confirmed on social media that they were assisting the city of Southport with the incident.
The shooter pulled up the marina in a boat and escaped via the Intracoastal Waterway
The American Fish Company is a popular waterside spot and plays live music on Saturday nights
They said: ‘Please keep all those affected, as well as our first responders, in your thoughts and prayers.’
As of 11.30pm a person of interest was being questioned, according to Star News, but no one is in custody.
Southport, NC is about 20 miles south of Wilmington, NC on the Cape Fear River.
American Fish Company boasts itself as one of the neighborhoods ‘favorite hangouts.’ On Saturdays their live band Bacon Grease takes the stage from 7pm to 10pm.
