The Latest: Pizza restaurant reopens after fake news assault
WASHINGTON — The Latest on a man who police say fired shots in a pizza restaurant while he investigated a fake news story (all times local):
6:45 p.m.
A pizza restaurant in Washington has reopened two days after a man stormed in with a rifle in what police say was an attempt to investigate a fake news story.
WTTG-TV reports owner James Alefantis spoke to reporters outside Comet Ping Pong on Tuesday evening, saying he’s “overwhelmed and incredibly touched by the support of our community.”
Alefantis also thanked his staff.