WASHINGTON (DC News Now) -- A North Carolina man known for investigating an election-related conspiracy theory in D.C. that was dubbed "pizzagate" was shot and killed by police in North Carolina. On Monday, Jan. 4, at around 10 p.m., the Kannapolis Police Department in North Carolina said officers were patrolling North Cannon Boulevard when they saw a gray 2001 GMC Yukon. Trump hosts Mar-a-Lago event with prominent QAnon, Pizzagate conspiracy theorist Officers recognized the car because it was often driven by Edgar Maddison Welch, whom they had arrested before and still had an outstanding arrest warrant. A vehicle stop was conducted and while an officer was talking to the driver, he noticed the man in the passenger seat was the one who had the outstanding arrest warrant. Two more officers arrived to help with the traffic stop. The officer went around to the passenger side of the car and opened the door to arrest the passenger. When he opened the door, Welch took out a gun and pointed it at him. The officers told him to drop his gun and when he didn't, they shot him. Welch had an outstanding arrest warrant for felony probation violation. Republicans to roll dice by grilling Jackson over child-pornography sentencing decisions He was taken to the hospital for treatment. He was then transferred to a different hospital where he died on Jan. 6. Nobody else was injured. The officers involved in the shooting were placed on administrative leave pending an investigation. According to a report from the Associated Press, the City of Kannapolis communications director, Annette Privette Keller, confirmed that Welch was the man who was involved in "pizzagate." On Dec. 4, 2016, Welch barged into Comet Ping Pong in Northwest D.C. armed with multiple firearms to investigate claims of a child sex trafficking ring. According to the Associated Press, he was investigating “unfounded internet rumors about prominent Democrats harboring child sex slaves at the restaurant.” Buying into conspiracy theories can be exciting – that’s what makes them dangerous Customers and employees were able to run away unscathed as Welch investigated the internet rumors - bringing him to shoot a locked door to get in. After about 20 minutes of investigating and not finding anything, he surrendered to D.C. police officers. He was sentenced to four years in prison in June 2017 and ordered to pay over $5,700 for the property damage he caused.