‘Pizzagate’ Conspiracy Theory Gunman Dies After He Pulls a Gun During a Traffic Stop and Is Shot by Police

The man, Edgar Maddison Welch, went to a D.C. restaurant in 2016 armed with a handgun and rifle to put an end to an alleged Satanic child sex abuse ring under the restaurant and run by leading Democrats, including Hillary Clinton.

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Edgar Maddison Welch brought a rifle and a revolver into a pizzeria, Comet Ping Pong, at Washington, D.C., as he attempted to investigate the baseless conspiracy theory that the restaurant was the hub of a Satanic child sex abuse ring. Edgar Maddison Welch Facebook

The man who opened fire in a pizzeria at Washington, D.C., in 2016 as he tried to investigate the so-called “Pizzagate” child-sex trafficking conspiracy theory, Edgar Maddison Welch, has died after being shot by police during a traffic stop in his home state of North Carolina. 

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