‘FAKE NEWS’ STORY TRIGGERS RIFLE SHOTS AT PIZZERIA

A fake news story prompted a man to fire a rifle inside a popular Washington, D.C., pizza place as he attempted to “self-investigate” a conspiracy theory about Hillary Clinton. Edgar Welch, 28, of Salisbury, N.C., was arrested Sunday at Comet Ping Pong. The restaurant attracted national attention after fake news stories stated that Clinton and her campaign chief ran a child sex ring from it. Police say Welch told them he had come to the restaurant to “self-investigate” the fictitious online conspiracy theory. Upon arriving, he walked in the front door and pointed a gun toward an employee, who fled and contacted police. Welch fired the rifle inside the restaurant, and rounds possibly hit the walls, door and a computer, all of which were damaged.