{"id":2389168,"date":"2025-01-11T13:44:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-11T18:44:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pizzagate-gunman-shot-and-killed-by-police\/"},"modified":"2025-01-11T13:45:19","modified_gmt":"2025-01-11T18:45:19","slug":"pizzagate-gunman-shot-and-killed-by-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pizzagate-gunman-shot-and-killed-by-police\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Pizzagate\u2019 Gunman Shot and Killed by Police&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpizzagate-gunman-shot-and-killed-by-police%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2389168&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Edgar maddison Welch, who \u200dgained notoriety for his role in \u2064the &#8220;Pizzagate&#8221; incident when\u2062 he fired a \u2062gun\u2062 in a Washington,\u2063 D.C. restaurant in 2016,\u200c has been shot \u2063and killed by \u2062police in Kannapolis, north Carolina. Originally sentenced to four years in prison for the restaurant shooting, Welch was wanted for felony probation violations at the time of his \u200cdeath. On January 4, 2025, police initiated a traffic stop on \u2063a vehicle\u2062 welch was in. During the stop, he \u2064brandished \u200ba handgun, prompting officers to use lethal force.Welch was taken to the hospital but succumbed\u200c to his injuries \u200ctwo days later. The incident is under inquiry by the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation. No officers were injured during the confrontation.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The man who fired a gun in a Washington, D.C., restaurant in 2016 under the false impression the business was a front for child trafficking has been killed by police.<\/p>\n<p>Edgar Maddison Welch had been sentenced to four years in prison in 2017 for his role in what became known as &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/flashback-ketanji-brown-jackson-major-hand-pizzagate-trial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pizzagate<\/a>,&rdquo; according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/01\/09\/us\/pizzagate-shooter-killed-police.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On Jan. 4, the 36-year-old from Salisbury, North Carolina, was shot by police and died two days later.<\/p>\n<p>Kannapolis, North Carolina, Police Chief Terry L. Spry explained the circumstances of Welch&rsquo;s shooting in a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Kannapolis911\/posts\/pfbid0VJNe1FbSujNQoWknUZyuy96zsNYuSzioZXUF3jfu3jBJXGNyt1auw4xXYBTnwA9Yl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Facebook<\/a> post.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;At approximately 10:00 pm on January 4, 2025, a Kannapolis Police Officer was patrolling North Cannon Boulevard and observed a gray 2001 GMC Yukon. The officer recognized the vehicle as one normally driven by an individual who he had previously arrested, and knew had an outstanding warrant for arrest,&rdquo; the post said.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;A vehicle stop was made by the officer and during his interaction with the driver, the officer recognized the front seat passenger as the person with the outstanding warrant for arrest,&rdquo; the post said.<\/p>\n<p>The post said two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-rangers-now-involved-after-detention-officer-is-brutally-murdered-in-ellis-county-jail\/\" title=\"Texas Rangers Now Involved After Detention Officer Is Brutally Murdered in Ellis County Jail\">additional officers arrived<\/a> at the scene while the first officer was speaking to the driver of the vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The officer who initiated the traffic stop approached the passenger side of the vehicle and opened the front passenger&rsquo;s door to arrest the individual,&rdquo; the post said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Police Forced to Act as &lsquo;Pizzagate&rsquo; Gunman Threatens Officers in North Carolina Traffic Stop.<\/p>\n<p>Kannapolis, NC &mdash; Edgar Maddison Welch, infamous for his role in the 2016 &lsquo;Pizzagate&rsquo; conspiracy, was fatally shot on January 6, 2025, after dangerously escalating a traffic stop in&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LQW7KvVVVC\">pic.twitter.com\/LQW7KvVVVC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; JAS (@JasADRxquisites) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JasADRxquisites\/status\/1877581580547276867?\">January 10, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;When he opened the door, the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">front seat passenger pulled<\/a> a handgun from his jacket and pointed it in the direction of the officer,&rdquo; the post said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That officer and a second officer who was standing at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/amber-heard-tells-jurors-people-want-to-kill-my-baby-in-the-microwave\/\" title=\"Amber Heard Tells Jurors: \u201cPeople Want to Kill My Baby in the Microwave\u201d\">rear passenger side<\/a> of the Yukon gave commands for the passenger to drop the gun,&rdquo; the post said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;After the passenger failed to comply with their repeated requests, both officers fired their duty weapon at the passenger, striking him,&rdquo; the post said, noting that Welch was taken to a hospital immediately but died on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>No police officers were injured.<\/p>\n<p>The post stated that the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation will investigate and the officers who fired at Welch were placed on administrative leave.<\/p>\n<p>The post said Welch was wanted for a felony probation violation.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Breaking: Comet Ping Pong gunman shot dead by police in North Carolina. Police say Edgar Maddison Welch pulled a gun on cops during a traffic stop.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2IRgCHnuZV\">https:\/\/t.co\/2IRgCHnuZV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Washingtonian &#127800; (@washingtonian) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/washingtonian\/status\/1877471754026721478?\">January 9, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>As noted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/pizzagate-gunman-fatally-shot-by-north-carolina-police-edgar-welch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS<\/a>, in response to social media claims in 2016 that a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ann-coulter-the-great-epstein-cover-up-part-2\/\" title=\"Ann Coulter: The Great Epstein Cover-up, Part 2\">child sex ring<\/a> was operating out of the Comet Ping Pong restaurant, Welch <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/elon-musk-trolls-obama-pizzagate-meme-tucker-interviews-baracks-alleged-gay-lover\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">went into the restaurant<\/a> with an AR-15 and fired a shot.<\/p>\n<p>No one was hurt and Welch later surrendered to police.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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He was sentenced to four years in prison for his part in the &#8220;Pizzagate&#8221; incident. On January 4, 2025, Welch was shot by police during a traffic stop and died two days later. Police Chief Terry L. Spry detailed the events leading to the shooting on Facebook, explaining that an officer recognized Welch as someone with an outstanding arrest warrant during a patrol. When officers attempted to arrest him, he brandished a handgun at them, prompting them to fire back. 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