KANNAPOLIS, N.C. — A man who fired a gun inside a restaurant in the nation's capital after a fake online conspiracy theory called "Pizzagate" motivated him to do so nearly a decade ago was shot ...

The 'Pizzagate' gunman, Edgar Maddison Welch, was killed after he was involved in a police officer-involved shooting during a traffic stop in North Carolina on Saturday, Jan. 4.

Edgar Welch reportedly pointed a handgun at police during a traffic stop in Kannapolis, N.C., ... 2016, after he opened fire in a pizza restaurant because of the "Pizzagate" conspiracy.

Edgar Maddison Welch was a passenger in a vehicle stopped by officers in Kannapolis on Saturday night, ... dubbed “Pizzagate,” began circulating online during the 2016 presidential election.

This false theory, coined "Pizzagate," started making rounds online during the 2016 presidential election. A gunman, Welch, stormed a pizzeria, causing patrons to scatter as he fired his weapon.

According to police, a Kannapolis officer was patrolling North Cannon Boulevard about 10 p.m. when he saw a gray 2001 GMC Yukon being driven by a person the officer knew had an outstanding arrest ...

The “pizzagate” gunman, Edgar Maddison Welch who targeted a Washington, DC pizzeria eight years ago was shot and killed by Kannapolis, North Carolina cops during a traffic stop Saturday ...

A Kannapolis Police officer patrolled North Cannon Boulevard around 10 p.m. on Jan. 4 when he recognized a GMC Yukon normally driven by someone he knew had an outstanding warrant for their arrest.

KANNAPOLIS, N.C. (AP) — A man who fired a gun inside a restaurant in the nation's capital after a fake online conspiracy theory called “Pizzagate” motivated him to do so nearly a decade ago ...

KANNAPOLIS, N.C. — A man who fired a gun inside a restaurant in the nation’s capital after a fake online conspiracy theory called “Pizzagate” motivated him to do so nearly a decade ago was ...