The Southport community is rallying together after Saturday night’s mass shooting, with a fundraiser planned to support the American Fish Company family.

A mass shooting in Southport that took three lives and injured others has prompted efforts to help those impacted by the tragedy.

This announcement comes after Southport Police announced the arrest of Nigel Edge in connection with the deadly shooting.

A gunman opened fire from a boat outside a waterfront bar in coastal North Carolina late Saturday, killing three people and wounding eight others. The shooting happened at the American Fish Company in Southport, according to city spokesperson ChyAnn Ketchum. A person of interest has been taken in for questioning, she said, reports CNN.

Three people were killed Saturday, Sept. 27 in a shooting in Southport. Officials also said multiple people were taken to local hospitals with injuries.

According to ABC affiliate WWAY, Lennie Rogers said his wife Joy Rogers, 64, died in the shooting Saturday night. The couple moved to the coast about a year ago from California. Both were at the American Fish Company when shots were fired. In a statement obtained by WWAY, the Rogers family said:

Two Southport businesses are closing their doors indefinitely following Saturday night’s deadly mass shooting.

The husband of Joy Rogers is confirming to WECT News that his wife Joy is one of the three people killed in a shooting Saturday night at the American Fish Company in Southport

A mass shooting at a North Carolina costal community left 3 dead and multiple injured. Here's the latest in the case.

A magistrates order says that Nigel Edge, 40, has been charged by Southport Police with three counts of first degree murder, five counts of attempted first degree murder, and five counts of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury.