A North Carolina man who fired a gun inside a Washington, D.C., pizza restaurant in 2016 due to a right-wing conspiracy theory was fatally shot by police last week during a traffic stop, authorities said Thursday.

Edgar Maddison Welch, an avid QAnon follower, made headlines when he fired shots inside a pizza parlor in 2016.

Edgar Maddison Welch, the man known for becoming the face of the 'Pizzagate' conspiracy theory, was shot on Saturday, Jan. 4

Authorities say the man who traveled armed to a pizzeria in the nation's capital nearly a decade ago because of a fake online conspiracy theory has been shot and killed by police in North Carolina.

The man who in 2016 showed up to a popular pizza restaurant with a gun, claiming there were children being trafficked in the basement, died in an officer-involved shooting on Thursday outside of Charlotte,

Edgar Welch reportedly pointed a handgun at police during a traffic stop in Kannapolis, N.C., when he was shot by officers.

Police said man who brandished weapons years ago at the ‘Pizzagate’ restaurant, refused to drop his revolver when pulled over

Edgar Maddison Welch traveled from North Carolina to Washington, D.C., in 2016 and fired shots in Comet Ping Pong restaurant, acting on a conspiracy theory that had spread online.