‘Pizzagate’ Gunman Dies After Being Shot by Police During North Carolina Traffic Stop

Edgar Maddison Welch made headlines in 2016 when he opened fire in a Washington pizza restaurant.
‘Pizzagate’ Gunman Dies After Being Shot by Police During North Carolina Traffic Stop
Edgar Maddison Welch, of Salisbury, N.C., surrenders to police, in Washington, on Dec. 4, 2016. Sathi Soma via AP, File
Katabella Roberts
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A man who opened fire inside a Washington restaurant in 2016, after being motivated by the “Pizzagate” conspiracy theory, was shot by North Carolina police during a traffic stop over the weekend and died two days later.

Edgar Maddison Welch was a passenger in a vehicle that was stopped by officers in Kannapolis on the night of Jan. 4, according to a Jan. 9 statement from the Kannapolis Police Department.
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