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The Guardian - US
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Maya Yang

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

a man wearing blue shirt walks with his hands behind his head
Edgar Maddison Welch surrenders to police in Washington DC, on 4 December 2016. Photograph: AP

The gunman involved in the 2016 “Pizzagate” conspiracy theory attack on a Washington DC pizza restaurant that was inaccurately 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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