Article continues below advertisementThe man who allegedly conducted a deadly mass shooting in Southport, N.C., was a highly decorated Marine and veteran of the Iraq War.Nigel Edge, who was born Sean DeBevoise before changing his name in 2023, additionally received the honorable Purple Heart medal - awarded to service members who sustained wounds from or were killed by enemy action in combat.Edge was arrested in connection to a horrific shooting that broke out at a crowded dockside restaurant in North Carolina, leaving three people dead and multiple others with injuries.