Death by Cop 2021-2025
Search fatalities
You can use any or all of the fields to refine the search.
Edgar Maddison Welch
Gender : Male
Age : 40
Race : White
Date : 01/04/2025
Location : Unknown
City : Kannapolis
County : Cabarrus
State : North Carolina
Agency : Undisclosed police department
Officer(s) :Undisclosed police department not disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during attempted arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On January 10, 2025, Timothy Welch was killed by police at a traffic stop in North Carolina.
.
He had previously been known as the man who opened fire with an AR-15 at Comet Ping Pong in D.C. on Dec. 6, 2016. The restaurant had been known as the target of the Pizzagate QAnon psyop which claimed that children were abused and held by prominent politicians in the basement or in tunnels under the restaurant.
.
After the Pizzagate shooting, he was sentenced by then-U.S. District Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on June 22, 2017, to four years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. Welch served his full sentence and was released from federal prison on May 28, 2020.
.
On January 4, 2025, Welch was involved in a traffic stop in Kannapolis, North Carolina, where he was shot and killed by police. He was a passenger in a vehicle that was pulled over, and he was recognized as having an outstanding warrant for a felony probation violation. During the arrest attempt, he allegedly pulled out a handgun.. Police shot and killed him. The names of the officer and the police department have not been released. He died from his injuries 2 days later.
.
Total Fatalities/Injuries: 1 fatality
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.npr.org/2025/01/10/g-s1-42040/pizzagate-gunman-killed-police-north-carolina
