‘Pizzagate’ gunman dies after being shot by police during traffic stop

[CRAIG NIGRELLI]

A MAN WHO FIRED HIS GUN INSIDE A WASHINGTON D-C RESTAURANT IN 2016, REPORTEDLY MOTIVATED BY A FALSE CONSPIRACY THEORY DUBBED “PIZZAGATE”, HAS DIED AFTER BEING SHOT BY NORTH CAROLINA POLICE DURING A TRAFFIC STOP.

IT HAPPENED LAST SATURDAY NIGHT – WHEN POLICE SAY THEY PULLED OVER A CAR IN WHICH EDGAR MADDISON WELCH WAS A PASSENGER.

ONE OF THE OFFICERS SAID THEY NOTICED THE VEHICLE BELONGED TO WELCH, WHO THEY HAD ARRESTED IN THE PAST AND WHO HAD AN OUTSTANDING WARRANT FOR A FELONY PROBATION VIOLATION.

AUTHORITIES SAY WHEN OFFICERS WENT UP TO THE CAR TO ARREST WELCH, HE PULLED OUT A GUN AND POINTED IT AT ONE OF THEM.

OFFICERS SAY THEY SHOUTED ORDERS FOR WELCH TO DROP THE HANDGUN BUT HE REFUSED, AND THEY SHOT HIM.

WELCH DIED A COUPLE DAYS LATER FROM HIS WOUNDS.

NO OTHER PEOPLE WERE HURT IN THE INCIDENT.

LAW ENFORCEMENT CONFIRMED THURSDAY WELCH IS THE SAME PERSON SENTENCED TO FOUR YEARS IN PRISON FOR THE ‘PIZZAGATE’ INCIDENT.

IN 2016, WELCH FIRED HIS GUN INSIDE COMET PING PONG, A D-C PIZZA SHOP, AFTER A SLEW OF FALSE INTERNET CLAIMS ACCUSED THE PIZZERIA OF HOLDING CHILD SEX SLAVES HOSTAGE AS PART OF A CHILD-SEX ABUSE RING LED BY HILLARY CLINTON.

POLICE SAY WELCH DROVE SIX HOURS FROM NORTH CAROLINA TO D-C TO INVESTIGATE THE UNFOUNDED ALLEGATIONS, BRINGING SEVERAL GUNS WITH HIM.

AS WELCH ENTERED THE RESTAURANT ARMED, PEOPLE FLED FROM THE SCENE.

HE THEN SHOT AT A LOCKED CLOSET.

AFTER REALIZING THERE WERE NO CHILDREN BEING HELD CAPTIVE, HE SURRENDERED TO POLICE.

WELCH PLEADED GUILTY TO GUN-RELATED CHARGES AND ASSAULT WITH A DEADLY WEAPON IN 2017.

THE JUDGE WHO SENTENCED HIM TO FOUR YEARS IN PRISON AT THE TIME WAS NOW-SUPREME COURT JUSTICE KETANJI BROWN JACKSON.

THE SHOOTING DEATH OF WELCH IS UNDER INVESTIGATION AND THE OFFICERS INVOLVED IN THE INCIDENT ARE ON ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE  AS PART OF PROTOCOL.

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