We need to compile and archive everything we can find about this, ASAP.
Archive any and all news posts about this so we can be aware of edits and tweaks to the narrative over time.
Update 9pm aest: I'm now convinced this was a false flag, I'll make a separate clean post with the most recent evidence summaried, and eventually merge that into the git repo too.
Livestream from FreeRadioRevolution
I can't vouch for this source, but he's going over info and new tweets live and there's a youtube chat with ~300 people as well :
Video was deleted..
Relevant links:
http://wtop.com/dc/2016/12/police-detain-suspect-with-weapon-at-comet-ping-pong-restuarant/slide/1/
Man with assault rifle enters Comet Ping Pong, victim of fake Clinton-trafficking story
CBS News December 4, 2016, 4:51 PM
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/police-man-with-assault-rifle-dc-comet-pizza-victim-of-fake-sex-trafficking-story/
http://archive.is/0PVYENeighbors help pizzeria fight bogus child sex trafficking story
http://www.wusa9.com/news/local/dc/neighbors-help-pizzeria-fight-bogus-child-sex-trafficking-story/355445774
http://archive.is/K9cHAhttps://twitter.com/Cernovich/status/805574372085768192
- Cernovichhttps://twitter.com/jaketapper/status/805524802920452096
- jaketapperhttps://twitter.com/ThomasBernpaine/status/805240160581337088
- ThomasBernpainehttps://twitter.com/jonathanweisman/status/805561189187125254
- jonathanweismanhttp://heatst.com/politics/pizzagate-explodes-man-with-gun-arrested-at-conspiracy-pizza-parlor/
http://wjla.com/news/local/police-man-with-assault-rifle-arrested-in-northwest-dc
https://twitter.com/DCPoliceDept/status/805507928321097728
- DCPoliceDeptThe saga of 'Pizzagate': The fake story that shows how conspiracy theories spread
http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-38156985
http://archive.is/MfKSjSuspect carrying assault rifle arrested near Comet Ping Pong <-- Updated heaps!
http://www.wusa9.com/news/local/dc/suspect-carrying-assault-rifle-arrested-near-comet-ping-pong/362524922
http://archive.is/ljPOAA lot of people have been waiting for the next stage of the "fake-news" attack
http://wearechange.org/false-flag-armed-suspect-enters-comet-ping-pong-pizza-restaurant-apprehended/
Seeking clarification / confirmation on:
Identity of shooter
WASHINGTON (WUSA9) - A man allegedly walked into a Northwest D.C. pizzeria carrying an assault rifle to 'self-investigate' the alleged Pizza Gate conspiracy theory, Metropolitan Police said.
Edgar Maddison Welch, of Salisbury, North Carolina, 28, walked into the Comet Ping Pong pizzeria in the 5000 block of Connecticut Avenue Northwest.
Police responded to the scene around 3 p.m., along with SWAT officers and a helicopter. After a brief search, police arrested a man carrying an assault rifle.
The suspect entered the restaurant and pointed his gun at the employee who was working at the time. The employee fled and was able to notify police.
Welch then fired shots inside of the restaurant. There were no injuries reported.
Police found two firearms inside and an additional weapon was located in the suspect's vehicle.
In a post-arrest interview, Welch told police he came to the establishment to self-investigate "Pizza Gate" (a fictitious online conspiracy theory).
Deputy Mayor Donahue did a press release naming Edgar :
https://twitter.com/SafeDC/status/805589446087344128
- SafeDC
.@DCPoliceDept press release on arrest of Edgar Maddison Welch, 28, of Salisbury, NC for assault w/dangerous weapon at Comet restaurant.
- Imdb profile - http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2625901/
https://archive.fo/ERtak
"13-year-old struck by vehicle in Salisbury, airlifted to hospital" Posted: 10/25/2016 4:11 PM"
http://m.wbtv.com/wbtv/db_346300/contentdetail.htm?full=true&contentguid=bz3KDAFg&pn=&ps=#display
Voter records for Edgar Welch
https://voterrecords.com/voter/49988317/edgar-welch
http://archive.is/sc3enHis facebook: https://archive.is/25Syr States he used to be a fire fighter. And was in the military.
Gunman's father connected to "Protect-A-Child" , lived in Haiti
Fathers film production company, for which he receiving a writing credit (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2625901/)) for helping with: www.foreveryoungproductions.com
Fathers personal site: www.harrywelchjr.com
Father served as Executive Director for Protect-A-Child, a national, non-profit organization to prevent abuse and abduction of children. Appointed by Governor Jim Martin to the Governor's Commission on Child Victimization.
Rowan County Register of Deeds 2010-2014
Currently a special deputy with the Iredell County Sheriff’s Department.
Lived in Haiti for an undisclosed amount of time: https://www.couchsurfing.com/people/madddog
Harry served two terms on the Boy Scouts of America Council for Central North Carolina.
They have also served as a foster family to three different children.
He and Terri, both are qualified as Boy Scout Counselors and merit badge instructors.
http://beyondborders.net/who-we-are/
Did he fire the gun inside the restaurant, or not ?
Mixed reports, some say no shots were fired.
D.C. police Chief Peter Newsham said a lone suspect in his late-20s walked into the front door of Comet Ping Pong with an assault rifle. Newsham said it appeared as if the suspect may have fired one or multiple shots into the ground after the employees and patrons had left.
Police responded to the scene, along with SWAT officers and a helicopter. After a brief search, police arrested a man carrying an assault rifle.
One or two shots were fired, according to D.C. Police. No injuries were reported.
A suspect armed with an assault rifle inside Comet Ping Pong on Sunday afternoon caused a closure of Connecticut Avenue from Fessenden Street to Nebraska Avenue NW as police swarmed the area.
DC Police say the suspect was quickly apprehended and that no shots were fired.
Was the traffic camera out front removed within the last 24 hours ?
Confirmed. Camera now faces away from Comet pizza, I personally saw this facing comet last week.
Voat thread posted 24hrs ago by Selnee: "Traffic cam at CPP moved! Can't see anything now. " https://voat.co/v/pizzagate/1459306
District department of Transportation Cameras- http://app.ddot.dc.gov/
Screenshotted facing a pole..
Early reports show excessive, immediate response
Police tape already deployed around the area, media in place and the whole area had already been heavily patrolled for weeks already.
Data sponge engaged: Please see my twitter as well, appreciate any/all links and info you can dump here I may not respond while for a bit while I dig.
If they're as sloppy as in past false flags this could be the best thing to happen to the investigation.