On December 4, 2016, Welch made national headlines when he drove from North Carolina with an assault rifle and stormed Comet Ping Pong pizzeria in Washington after believing an unfounded ...

He died of his wounds on Monday. Comet Ping Pong pizza shop in Washington. AP The trio of officers on the scene and the driver were uninjured. “The investigation of this incident remains ongoing ...

Three months later, he was sentenced to four years in prison. A general view of the exterior of the Comet Ping Pong pizza restaurant in Washington, U.S. December 5, 2016. Welch’s initial reason ...

It falsely claimed that the New York City Police Department had discovered a child sex trafficking ring in the basement of Comet Ping Pong Pizza in Washington, D.C. The conspiracy theory falsely ...

He died from his injuries at the hospital later. In 2016, Welch opened fire in a Northwest D.C. pizza parlor, Comet Ping Pong, based on the unfounded internet “Pizzagate” theory that the ...

It falsely claimed that the New York City Police Department had discovered a child sex trafficking ring in the basement of Comet Ping Pong Pizza in Washington, D.C. The conspiracy theory falsely ...