‘Pizzagate’ gunman shot dead by cops years after he opened fire at pizza parlour over wild conspiracy theory
Police say that despite being ordered to drop the weapon, Welch didn't comply, leading two officers to shoot him during the traffic stop in Kannapolis, North Carolina
What was the ‘Pizzagate’ conspiracy theory that Edgar Welch believed in as gunman is killed by police?
Edgar Maddison Welch, who was shot dead by North Carolina police Saturday in a seemingly unrelated incident, stormed Comet Ping Pong pizzeria in Washington D.C. in 2016 with an AR-15 assault rifle
Gunman in "pizzagate" hoax fatally shot by North Carolina police during traffic stop
Edgar Welch fired an assault rifle inside a Washington, D.C., restaurant in December 2016 while claiming to investigate the "pizzagate" hoax.
‘Pizzagate’ gunman dies after being shot by police during traffic stop
Police said Edgar Maddison Welch pulled out a gun during a traffic stop and when he did not drop it as instructed, was shot by police.
'Pizzagate' Gunman Dies in Officer-Involved Shooting During North Carolina Traffic Stop
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.
‘Pizzagate’ gunman shot, killed by NC police
A North Carolina man who fired an assault rifle in a Washington, D.C., pizzeria in 2016 while acting on an unsubstantiated conspiracy theory, died Monday after being shot by police during a
‘Pizzagate’ gunman killed by police in North Carolina after traffic stop
In 2016, he fired a gun inside a Washington pizza shop because of an unfounded conspiracy theory that prominent Democrats were operating a child sex trafficking ring out of the building.
Man who attacked D.C. pizza parlor in 2016 is killed by police in N.C.
The man who opened fire in a popular D.C. pizza parlor, thinking it was part of a pedophile conspiracy, was killed after police allege he pulled a gun on officers.
'Pizzagate' gunman shot dead during N.C. traffic stop
A North Carolina man who fired a gun inside a Washington, D.C., pizza restaurant in 2016 due to a right-wing conspiracy theory was fatally shot by police last week during a traffic stop, authorities said Thursday.
'Pizzagate' gunman dies refusing to disarm: Police
It falsely claimed that the New York City Police Department had discovered a child sex trafficking ring in the basement of Comet Ping Pong Pizza in Washington, D.C. The conspiracy theory falsely claimed that the criminal ring was run by operatives from within the Democrat Party.
‘Pizzagate’ gunman killed by police in Kannapolis after traffic stop, authorities say
Police say Edgar Maddison Welch was pulled over Saturday night as a passenger in a traffic stop because he had an outstanding ...
‘Pizzagate’ attacker dies on Jan. 6 after pointing handgun at police during traffic stop
The man who showed up armed to a Washington, D.C., pizzeria after falling for a debunked conspiracy involving allegations of ...
‘Pizzagate’ gunman fatally shot by police outside Charlotte in traffic stop
Kannapolis police said Edgar Maddison Welch pointed a gun at officers on Saturday, two of whom then fired at him.
NC man killed by Kannapolis police was convicted of ‘Pizzagate’ conspiracy-based incident in Washington
He pled guilty to a to a federal charge of interstate transportation of a firearm and ammunition, and a D.C. charge of ...
Man Convicted in Pizzagate Shooting Is Killed in Confrontation With Police
Edgar Maddison Welch, 36, of Salisbury, N.C., who was sentenced to four years in prison for the 2016 shooting at a Washington ...