Weekend Violence: NC Shooting, Michigan Church Attack, and Portland Protests

North Carolina Shooting

• 🎯 Three people were killed and eight injured in Southport, North Carolina, when a gunman opened fire from a boat near the American Fish Company.
• 💡 The alleged shooter, Nigel Edge, an Iraq War veteran with PTSD, is also a QAnon conspiracy theorist.
• ⚠️ Edge had previously sued Kelly Clarkson, claiming she tried to poison him, and also filed lawsuits alleging a church was part of a plot to murder him.

Michigan Church Attack

• ⛪ In Grand Blanc, Michigan, 40-year-old Thomas Sanford, another Iraq War veteran, attacked a Mormon church service.
• 💥 Sanford rammed his truck into the church doors, opened fire with an assault rifle on worshippers, and then set the building ablaze, possibly with an IED.
• 🕯️ At least four people were killed and eight wounded, with the number expected to rise as the entire structure was engulfed in flames.

Portland Protests and Federal Intervention

• 🚨 President Trump described Portland, Oregon, as "war-ravaged" and ordered troops to protect federal facilities from Antifa and other domestic terrorists.
• ✊ Protesters clashed with federal agents, with footage showing an ICE officer shoving a protester and at least one detainment.
• 🗣️ Oregon Governor Tina Kotek stated there was no insurrection or national security threat, and no need for military troops in the city.