Pizzagate Figure Edgar Maddison Welch Killed in Police Shooting During Traffic Stop
Kannapolis, N.C. — A North Carolina man, infamous for firing an assault rifle in a Washington D.C. pizza restaurant following a debunked conspiracy theory, has died after being shot during a police traffic stop. Edgar Maddison Welch, identified in the 2016 “Pizzagate” incident, was shot on Saturday and succumbed to his injuries two days later, according to authorities. In 2016, Welch made national headlines when he stormed Comet Ping Pong, a pizza restaurant falsely accused …