‘Pizzagate’ gunman Edgar Welch shot and killed after flashing firearm during traffic stop in NC
Welch pleaded guilty to federal charges and was sentenced to four years in prison in 2017 by now-Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, who was then a district judge.
‘Pizzagate’ gunman killed by police in North Carolina after traffic stop, authorities say
Authorities say the man who traveled armed to a pizzeria in the nation's capital nearly a decade ago because of a fake online conspiracy theory has been shot and killed by police in North Carolina.
Man convicted of bringing gun to restaurant at center of ‘Pizzagate’ conspiracy killed by North Carolina police
He pled guilty to a to a federal charge of interstate transportation of a firearm and ammunition, and a D.C. charge of assault with a dangerous weapon.
'Pizzagate' Gunman Shot Dead In North Carolina Traffic Stop
When he opened the door, Welch pulled out a handgun from his jacket and pointed it at the officer, police said.
Gunman in "pizzagate" hoax fatally shot by North Carolina police
Edgar Welch fired an assault rifle inside a Washington, D.C., restaurant in December 2016 while claiming to investigate the "pizzagate" hoax.
‘Pizzagate’ gunman fatally shot by police during North Carolina traffic stop
The man who entered a D.C. pizzeria with an assault rifle to investigate the “Pizzagate” conspiracy theory in 2016 was killed by police in North Carolina earlier this month.
'Pizzagate' shooter killed by police in North Carolina during traffic stop
Welch was sentenced to four years in federal prison after he entered Comet Ping Pong in Washington on Dec. 4, 2016, with firearms and fired shots inside the building. He said he drove to the restaurant from North Carolina to investigate an unfounded conspiracy theory about Democrats committing child sex crimes at the pizza restaurant.
'Pizzagate' gunman killed by police during traffic stop in North Carolina
Edgar Maddison Welch traveled from North Carolina to Washington, D.C., in 2016 and fired shots in Comet Ping Pong restaurant, acting on a conspiracy theory that had spread online.
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.
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 restaurant, was fatally shot after he pointed a gun at an officer during a traffic stop,
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