Edgar Maddison Welch, ‘Pizzagate’ Gunman, Dies at 36© Associated Press Edgar Maddison Welch surrendering to police in Washington, D.C., in 2016.© Sathi SomA/Associated Press ...

Edgar Maddison Welch, ‘Pizzagate’ Gunman, Dies at 36 Nearly five years after his release from prison, he pulled a handgun on a police officer during a traffic stop and was killed ...

The man, Edgar Maddison Welch, 36, of Salisbury, N.C., was a passenger in a car on Saturday night when an officer with the Kannapolis Police Department recognized him from a prior arrest and ...

Edgar Maddison Welch, the man behind the infamous 2016 "Pizzagate" shooting, was fatally shot by North Carolina police on Saturday night during a routine traffic stop, reported the local media.

Edgar Maddison Welch, who was shot dead by North Carolina police Saturday in a seemingly unrelated incident, stormed Comet Ping Pong pizzeria in Washington D.C. in 2016 with an AR-15 assault rifle ...

The “pizzagate” gunman, Edgar Maddison Welch who targeted a Washington, DC pizzeria eight years ago was shot and killed by Kannapolis, North Carolina cops during a traffic stop Saturday ...

FILE - Edgar Maddison Welch, of Salisbury, N.C., surrenders to police in Washington on Dec. 4, 2016. Sathi Soma via AP, File ...

'Pizzagate' gunman shot dead by police during North Carolina traffic stop FILE - Edgar Maddison Welch, of Salisbury, N.C., surrenders to police, in Washington, Dec. 4, 2016.

Edgar Maddison Welch, known for the Pizzagate incident, was shot by North Carolina police during a traffic stop after pulling a gun on officers.

Edgar Maddison Welch, known for the Pizzagate incident, was shot by North Carolina police during a traffic stop after pulling a gun on officers.