Police say Edgar Maddison Welch was pulled over Saturday night as a passenger in a traffic stop because he had an outstanding warrant.

The man who showed up armed to a Washington, D.C., pizzeria after falling for a debunked conspiracy involving allegations of child sex trafficking was shot to death in a traffic stop.

Police said Edgar Maddison Welch pulled out a gun during a traffic stop and when he did not drop it as instructed, was shot by police.

The man, Edgar Maddison Welch, went to a D.C. restaurant in 2016 armed with a handgun and rifle to put an end to an alleged Satanic child sex abuse

He pled guilty to a to a federal charge of interstate transportation of a firearm and ammunition, and a D.C. charge of assault with a dangerous weapon.

Edgar Maddison Welch, 36, of Salisbury, N.C., who was sentenced to four years in prison for the 2016 shooting at a Washington restaurant, was fatally shot after he pointed a gun at an officer during a traffic stop,

Police released details Thursday morning on a Jan. 4 incident in which a police officer shot a suspect who reportedly pulled a gun on the officer. The suspect died two days later in the hospital. According to police,

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

Edgar Maddison Welch was armed when he tried to take action against "Pizzagate," a conspiracy theory that spread during the election cycle of 2016.

Edgar Welch opened fire in a Northwest D.C. pizza parlor based on the unfounded internet “Pizzagate” theory that the restaurant was trafficking children.

Edgar Maddison Welch, 36, was shot just after 10 p.m. on Jan. 4, after pulling out a gun during a traffic stop, Kannapolis Fire and Police announced.