Infamous 'Pizzagate' gunman shot dead after pulling gun during traffic stop: report

The man who became infamous for the armed storming of a pizzeria in Washington, D.C. over a conspiracy theory was killed by North Carolina police in a traffic stop, reported the Charlotte Observer on Thursday.

The incident occurred on Saturday as Edgar Maddison Welch sat in the passenger seat of a GMC SUV when an officer pulled it over, Kannapolis police said in a news release Thursday.

"The officer recognized the vehicle, having arrested Welch in the past, and knew he had an outstanding...