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Edgar Maddison Welch

Edgar Maddison Welch (1988-9 January 2025) was an American far-right conspiracy theorist and domestic terrorist who, on 4 December 2016, fired gunshots in the Comet Ping Pong pizzeria in Washington DC, intent on "self-investigating" the Pizzagate conspiracy theory. A resident of Salisbury, North Carolina, he refused to dismiss the conspiracy theory even after being charged with federal firearms charges, although he later expressed regret for his handling of the "investigation." On 22 June 2017, he was sentenced to 4 years in prison, but he was released on 28 May 2020. He was fatally shot during a parole violation-related traffic stop on 7 January 2025, dying two days later.

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