SOUTHPORT, N.C. (WWAY) — The suspect in the Southport mass shooting appeared in court Monday for a Rule 24 hearing, but the case has been continued after a judge determined he is not competent to proceed.
The hearing, originally scheduled for February, had already been postponed to allow for an additional mental health evaluation. Rule 24 hearings are used to determine whether prosecutors will seek the death penalty.
On Monday, the judge ordered the hearing to be continued at the request of both the district attorney and defense attorneys. The decision follows three separate mental health evaluations that found the suspect, Nigel Edge, is not competent to stand trial…