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Pizzagate Incident Escalates: Convicted Shooter Dies in Recent Police Confrontation

Salisbury, North Carolina — A man who had been previously convicted for a high-profile shooting incident in Washington D.C., linked to the conspiracy theory known as ‘Pizzagate,’ was fatally shot by police authorities during an altercation late Wednesday evening. The deceased, 35-year-old Edgar Maddison Welch, had notably entered a D.C. pizzeria in December 2016 armed with an assault rifle, firing multiple shots motivated by false claims alleging the restaurant harbored a child trafficking ring possibly …

“Pizzagate” Conspiracy Shooter Fatally Wounded by Police in Dramatic Standoff Years After Pizza Parlor Attack

Washington, D.C. – Several years after a notorious attack on a D.C. pizza restaurant by a gunman incited by baseless internet conspiracies, the assailant was fatally shot by law enforcement officers during a confrontation. This incident marks a violent end to the saga of a man whose actions once drew international headlines and stirred significant discussion around the influence of online misinformation. The gunman, previously known for storming the Comet Ping Pong pizzeria in 2016, …

Pizzagate Gunman Killed by Police During North Carolina Traffic Stop

Washington, D.C. — Edgar Maddison Welch, the man infamous for discharging a firearm inside a DC pizza shop in 2016 amid unfounded conspiracy allegations, was shot and killed last Saturday by police in North Carolina during a routine traffic stop. The incident occurred when officers pulled over a vehicle in which Welch was a passenger. Recognizing the car as belonging to Welch and aware of his outstanding felony probation warrant, law enforcement attempted to apprehend …

Pizzagate Perpetrator Killed in North Carolina Police Shooting During Traffic Stop

KANNAPOLIS, N.C. — A North Carolina traffic stop turned fatal over the weekend when Edgar Maddison Welch, previously convicted for actions inspired by the false “Pizzagate” conspiracy theory, was killed by police after allegedly drawing a handgun. Officers had recognized the vehicle Welch was in as belonging to an individual with an outstanding felony warrant, leading to an approach that escalated to gunfire. On Saturday night, Kannapolis police officers pulled over a car recognizing it …

“Pizzagate” Conspiracy Gunman Fatally Shot During Police Traffic Stop, Ending Turbulent Chapter

KANNAPOLIS, N.C. — Edgar Maddison Welch, the man infamously known for the 2016 “Pizzagate” shooting inside a Washington D.C. pizzeria, was shot and killed during a traffic stop in Kannapolis, police reported. The incident occurred on a Saturday evening when officers identified a gray 2001 GMC Yukon and recognized Welch, 36, as a passenger with an outstanding felony probation warrant. During the attempt to arrest him, Welch pulled a handgun from his jacket and aimed …