The Pizzagate gunman, Edgar Maddison Welch, who made headlines in 2016 for firing shots in the Comet Ping Pong restaurant in Washington, D.C., as part of a conspiracy theory, has died following a police-involved shooting during a traffic stop in North Carolina.
Welch had traveled to the restaurant with an AR-15 rifle, acting on the debunked theory of a child sex-trafficking ring linked to prominent Democrats.
He surrendered without causing harm at the time and was sentenced to four years in prison in 2017.
His death occurred during a traffic stop when officers attempted to arrest him for a probation violation, and he reportedly pointed a handgun at police.