India, Sept. 29 -- Nigel Edge, the gunman who killed three people at a packed Southport waterfront bar, North Carolina with a barrage of gunfire, was a Purple Heart recipient and a highly decorated Marine who served two tours in Iraq.

According to a US military source who spoke to The Post, Nigel Edge, who converted his name from Sean DeBevoise in 2023, was honored with a number of top honors while serving in the Marine Corps from September 2003 to June 2009.

Edge, a ranking sergeant, was given a Purple Heart medal, which is given to military personnel who are killed or injured while fighting an enemy, the spokesperson said.

He also received the Iraq Campaign Medal with two bronze stars, the Marine Corps Good Conduct medal, the Humanit...