Article 6TF2Z Gunman in ‘Pizzagate’ conspiracy attack fatally shot by North Carolina police

Gunman in ‘Pizzagate’ conspiracy attack fatally shot by North Carolina police

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Maya Yang
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During traffic stop, officers fire at Edgar Welch, 2016 shooter at eatery mistakenly thought to be center of pedophile ring

The gunman involved in the 2016 Pizzagate" conspiracy theory attack on a Washington DC pizza restaurant that was mistakenly thought to be at the center of a pedophile ring has died after being shot by police in North Carolina during a traffic stop.

In a news release issued on Thursday, North Carolina's Kannapolis police department announced that Edgar Maddison Welch died from his wounds caused by two police officers who fired at him after he pulled out a handgun during a traffic stop on Saturday.

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